- genus Protohippus
- nouna genus of Equidae• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Equidae, ↑family Equidae• Member Meronyms: ↑protohippus
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genus Protohippus
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protohippus — noun Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size • Hypernyms: ↑horse, ↑Equus caballus • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Protohippus … Useful english dictionary
Protohippus — Pro to*hip pus, n. [NL., from Gr. ? first + ? horse.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil horses from the Lower Pliocene. They had three toes on each foot, the lateral ones being small. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Equidae — Taxobox name = Equids image width = 250px image caption = Plains Zebras regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Perissodactyla familia = Equidae familia authority = Gray, 1821 genus = Equus genus authority = Linnaeus, 1758… … Wikipedia
Equidae — noun horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals • Syn: ↑family Equidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perissodactyla, ↑order Perissodactyla • … Useful english dictionary
family Equidae — noun horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals • Syn: ↑Equidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perissodactyla, ↑order Perissodactyla • Member Merony … Useful english dictionary
Evolution of the horse — This image shows a representative sequence but should not be construed to represent a straight line evolution of the horse. Reconstruction, left forefoot skeleton (third digit emphasized yellow) and longitudinal section of molars of selected… … Wikipedia
Dinohippus — Temporal range: Late Miocene–Late Pliocene … Wikipedia
Merychippus — Temporal range: Miocene … Wikipedia
Equus caballus — noun solid hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times • Syn: ↑horse • Derivationally related forms: ↑horse (for: ↑horse) • Hypernyms: ↑equine, ↑equid … Useful english dictionary
