eohippus

[ee-oh-hip-uh s]

noun

the earliest known horse, a member of the extinct genus Hyracotherium (Eohippus), from the early Eocene Epoch of the Northern Hemisphere; a terrier-sized herbivore having four hoofed toes on each forefoot and three on each hind foot, and low-crowned teeth.

Origin of eohippus

1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to eo- eo- + Greek híppos horse

Also called dawn horse, hyracotherium, hyracothere.

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Historical Examples

Eohippus, the dawn horse, is the name given a skeleton found in 1880 in the lower Eocene strata in Wyoming.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know
Julia Ellen Rogers
In the Lower Eocene are found the remains of a diminutive ungulate (Eohippus), of the stature of a moderately-sized dog.
The Chain of Life in Geological Time
Sir J. William Dawson
The oldest of these creatures that lead to the horses is called Eohippus or beginning horse.
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20)
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He would not be more astonished than would the ancient Eohippus on meeting with a modern dray-horse.
Theism or Atheism
Chapman Cohen
Orohippus was but little larger than Eohippus, and in most other respects very similar.
Darwinism (1889)
Alfred Russel Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for eohippus

eohippus

noun plural -puses

the earliest horse: an extinct Eocene dog-sized animal of the genus with four-toed forelegs, three-toed hindlegs, and teeth specialized for browsing

Word Origin

C19: New Latin, from eo- + Greek hippos horse

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Word Origin and History for eohippus

Eohippus

n.

oldest known genus of the horse family, 1879, from Modern Latin, from Greek eos (see eo-) + hippos "horse" (see equine).

eohippus in Science

eohippus

[ē′ō-hĭp′əs]

See hyracotherium.

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Examples from the Web for eohippus

Historical Examples

Eohippus, the dawn horse, is the name given a skeleton found in 1880 in the lower Eocene strata in Wyoming.

In the Lower Eocene are found the remains of a diminutive ungulate (Eohippus), of the stature of a moderately-sized dog.

The oldest of these creatures that lead to the horses is called Eohippus or beginning horse.

He would not be more astonished than would the ancient Eohippus on meeting with a modern dray-horse.

Orohippus was but little larger than Eohippus, and in most other respects very similar.

eohippus

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for eohippus

Eohippus

n.

eohippus

Origin of eohippus