Hyracotherium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hyracotherium is a noun meaning Any of the extinct genus †Hyracotherium of ungulates.
Meaning
Any of the extinct genus †Hyracotherium of ungulates.
Example Sentences
A few mini-beasts occasionally turn up among the mega: an inventive set of paper flaps in the corner of one page illustrates the evolution of the modern wild horse from the diminutive hyracotherium, a cat-size equine ancestor from the Cenozoic era.
Word Forms
- hyracotheriums
- hyracotheria
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hyracodontid, archaeohyracid, titanohyracid, aceratheriin, hyracoid, eohippus.
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