HYRACOTHERIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hyracotherium mean? 

• HYRACOTHERIUM (noun)
  The noun HYRACOTHERIUM has 1 sense:

1. extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus

  Familiarity information: HYRACOTHERIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYRACOTHERIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Hyracotherium; Hyracotherium

Hypernyms ("Hyracotherium" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Hyracotherium"):

dawn horse; eohippus (earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal)

Holonyms ("Hyracotherium" is a member of...):

Equidae; family Equidae (horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals)