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• hippus
  hippus

  noun

  spasmodic contraction of the pupil of the eye.
• -hippus
  -hippus

  variant of hippo- as final element of compounds.

hippus

¹ American  

[hip-uhs] / ˈhɪp əs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. spasmodic contraction of the pupil of the eye.

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-hippus ² American  

1. variant of hippo- as final element of compounds.

   eohippus.

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Etymology

Origin of hippus¹

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek híppos horse, complaint of the eye

Origin of -hippus²

< Latin < Greek -hippos