hyracotherium

hyracotherium
[ˌhʌɪrəkə(ʊ)'θɪərɪəm]
noun the earliest fossil ancestor of the horse, a small forest animal of the Eocene epoch with four toes on the front feet and three on the back.
Origin
mod. L.: from hyraco- (combining form from hyrax) + Gk thērion 'wild animal'.

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