Orohippus

noun

Oro·​hip·​pus

ˌōrōˈhipəs

: a genus of very small American Eocene horses having four complete toes in front and three behind and having the tubercles of the molar teeth partially fused into a set of ridges

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from oro- entry 1 + -hippus

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