dawn horse

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e•o•hip•pus

(ˌi oʊˈhɪp əs)

n.
an extinct small horse of the North American Eocene, genus Hyracotherium (Eohippus), having four hoofed toes on the forefeet and three on the hind feet.
[1875–80; < New Latin, =eo- eo- + Greek híppos horse]
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Noun1.dawn horse - earliest horsedawn horse - earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal
eohippus
Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
genus Hyracotherium, Hyracotherium - extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus
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