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eohippus
[ee-oh-hip-uhs]
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.
eohippus
/ ˌːəʊˈɪə /
noun
the earliest horse: an extinct Eocene dog-sized animal of the genus with four-toed forelegs, three-toed hindlegs, and teeth specialized for browsing
eohippus
See hyracotherium
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of eohippus1
Example Sentences
He opened his lips twice or thrice, and spoke, after several futile attempts, in a voice mild, but clearly earnest: “Oh, you little eohippus!”
Her lips just brushed him—the lucky little eohippus.
His slow drawl was getting slower; his cowboyese broader—a mode of speech quite inconsistent with that first sprightly remark about the little eohippus.
“And how about the little eohippus?” she demanded.
I had a jeweler-man put five toes on his feet once to make him be a little eohippus.
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