eohippus

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Scrabble points: 15
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Letters: 8

Pronunciation

/ˈiːəʊˌhɪpəs/

Definition of eohippus

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

An extinct early Eocene mammal (Hyracotherium leporinum), ancestral to the modern horse.

“An eohippus may "evolve" into a horse, but when we say that a society of hunters and gatherers evolves into a farming village, we are using the word "evolves" as a metaphor for a process of directional change.”

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Etymology

Originally a genus name, Eohippus, formed in New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). By surface analysis, eo- + Latin hippus.

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