hyracotherium

See also: Hyracotherium

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

hyracotherium (plural hyracotheriums or hyracotheria)

  1. Any of the extinct genus †Hyracotherium of ungulates.
    • 2007 May 13, J. D. Biersdorfer, “Dinosaurigami”, in New York Times‎:
      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.
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