eohippus

n. 始祖鸟

发音

/ˈiːəʊˌhɪpəs/

词形变化

eohippi 复数 eohippi eohippuses eohippuses 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An extinct early Eocene mammal, Hyracotherium leporinum, ancestral to the modern horse.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

dawn horse

上位词 1

horse

词源

Originally a genus name, Eohippus, formed in New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). By surface analysis, eo- + Latin hippus.

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