Epihippus

noun

Epi·​hip·​pus

ˌepə̇ˈhipəs,

ˌepēˈ-

: a genus of ancestral horses of the Upper Eocene known only from fragmentary remains and having the middle toe of each foot prominent and the side toes rather slender

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from epi- + -hippus

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