hipparion

noun

hip·​par·​i·​on

hiˈpa(a)rēˌän,

-ēən

1

capitalized : a genus of extinct Miocene and Pliocene three-toes mammals related to but not now considered direct ancestors of the horse

2

plural -s : any animal or fossil of the genus Hipparion

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, pony, diminutive of hippos horse

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