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GENUS HYRACOTHERIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus
Synonyms:
genus Hyracotherium; Hyracotherium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Hyracotherium" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Hyracotherium"):
dawn horse; eohippus (earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal)
Holonyms ("genus Hyracotherium" is a member of...):
Equidae; family Equidae (horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals)