Parahippus

noun

Para·​hippus

¦parə¦hipəs

: a genus of Miocene horses intermediate in structure between the genera Miohippus and Merychippus and having three digits on each foot

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from para- entry 1 + -hippus

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