HYRACOTHERIUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus

Synonyms:

genus Hyracotherium; Hyracotherium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Hyracotherium" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Hyracotherium"):

dawn horse; eohippus (earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal)

Holonyms ("Hyracotherium" is a member of...):

Equidae; family Equidae (horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals)