eohippus
/ee-oh-hip-uhs/US // ˌi oʊˈhɪp əs //UK // (ˌiːəʊˈhɪpəs) //
伊希普斯(Eohipus)
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the earliest known horse, a member of the extinct genus Hyracotherium, from the early Eocene Epoch of the Northern Hemisphere; a terrier-sized herbivore having four hoofed toes on each forefoot and three on each hind foot, and low-crowned teeth.
Examples
The oldest of these creatures that lead to the horses is called Eohippus or beginning horse.
He would not be more astonished than would the ancient Eohippus on meeting with a modern dray-horse.
He had framed out another plan for the little eohippus—namely, to give him to Miss Ellinor.
The earliest stage that we can trace with certainty, in this line of descent, is found in the eohippus of Marsh.
Orohippus was but little larger than Eohippus, and in most other respects very similar.
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