hyraco-

hyraco-: hyraci-, hyraco-
(before a vowel hyrac-), Lat. and Gr. comb. forms respectively of hyrax. hyraciform (haɪˈræsɪfɔːm) a. [see -form], resembling a hyrax; hyracoid. hyracodont (haɪˈrækədɒnt) a. [Gr. ὀδοντ- tooth], having the dentition characteristic of the genus Hyrax, and found also in the Rhinoceros and the extinct Hyracodon, a rhinoceros-like perissodactyl of the Lower Miocene of North America.

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hyracotherium — [ˌhʌɪrəkə(ʊ) θɪərɪəm] noun the earliest fossil ancestor of the horse, a small forest animal of the Eocene epoch with four toes on the front feet and three on the back. Origin mod. L.: from hyraco (combining form from hyrax) + Gk thērion wild… … English new terms dictionary
hyraci- — hyraco (before a vowel hyrac ), Lat. and Gr. comb. forms respectively of hyrax. hyraciform (haɪˈræsɪfɔːm) a. [see form], resembling a hyrax; hyracoid. hyracodont (haɪˈrækədɒnt) a. [Gr. ὀδοντ tooth], having the dentition characteristic of the gen … Useful english dictionary

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