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eohippus

Meaning of "eohippus" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EOHIPPUS

New Latin, from eo- + Greek hippos horse.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EOHIPPUS

ˌiːəʊˈhɪpəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EOHIPPUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eohippus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EOHIPPUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Eohippus

Eohippus is an extinct genus of small equid ungulates. The only species is E. angustidens, which was long considered a species of Hyracotherium. Its remains have been found in North America and date to the Early Eocene stage.

Definition of eohippus in the English dictionary

The definition of eohippus in the dictionary is the earliest horse: an extinct Eocene dog-sized animal of the genus with four-toed forelegs, three-toed hindlegs, and teeth specialized for browsing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EOHIPPUS

adipous · Apus · Aristippus · cippus · euripus · hippus · Leucippus · Lysippus · Oedipus · Peipus · platypus · polypous · polypus · Priapus · scapus

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EOHIPPUS

eoan · eobiont · EOC · Eocene · Eogene · Eolian · Eolic · eolienne · eolipile · eolith · Eolithic · eon · eonian · eonism · eorl · Eos · eosin · eosin-like · eosine · eosinic

WORDS THAT END LIKE EOHIPPUS

artocarpus · Canopus · corpus · habeas corpus · hippocampus · intercampus · lupus · magnum opus · mesohippus · octopus · off-campus · Olympus · on-campus · opus · pappus · pus · rhizopus · rumpus · Scopus · xenopus

Synonyms and antonyms of eohippus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «eohippus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EOHIPPUS

Find out the translation of eohippus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of eohippus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eohippus» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

eohippus
1,325 millions of speakers
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eohippus
570 millions of speakers
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eohippus
510 millions of speakers
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eohippus
380 millions of speakers
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eohippus
280 millions of speakers
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Eohippus
278 millions of speakers
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eohippus
270 millions of speakers
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eohippus
260 millions of speakers
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eohippus
220 millions of speakers
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Eohippus
190 millions of speakers
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eohippus
180 millions of speakers
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eohippus
130 millions of speakers
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eohippus
85 millions of speakers
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Eunippus
85 millions of speakers
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Eohippus
80 millions of speakers
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eohippus
75 millions of speakers
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इहिप्पस
75 millions of speakers
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Eohippus
70 millions of speakers
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Eohippus
65 millions of speakers
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Eohippus
50 millions of speakers
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Eohippus
40 millions of speakers
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eohippus
30 millions of speakers
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eohippus
15 millions of speakers
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eohippus
14 millions of speakers
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eohippus
10 millions of speakers
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eohippus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eohippus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EOHIPPUS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eohippus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EOHIPPUS»

Discover the use of eohippus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eohippus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biology Coloring Workbook
We will now turn our attention to a relative of Eohippus and point out the evolutionary changes that took place in Eohippus to give rise to a new species of ancestral horse. After the Eocene Epoch, a new ancestral horse appeared, called  ...
I. Edward Alcamo, 1998
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How to Write Simple: Science Reports
eohippus. Provide books and other materials about eohippus for students reporting on this prehistoric animal. (You may need to read these to younger students.) Discuss the information they have learned, then assign a writing task.
Jo Ellen Moore, 1995
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How to Write Simple Science Reports, Grades 1-4 - E-book
EOHIPPUS Provide books and other materials about eohippus for students reporting on this prehistoric animal. (You may need to read these to younger students.) Discuss the information they have learned, then assign a writing task.
Evan-Moor
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Cenozoic Mammal Horizons of Western North America
Eohippus pernix Marsh X Eohippus validus Marsh X Eohippus vasacciensis ( Cope) ... X Eohippus index (Copej X Eohippus angustidens (Cope) ... X Eohippus cuspidatus (Copei X Eohippus cristatus (Wortman). X Eohippus cristonensis ...
Henry Fairfield Osborn, William Diller Matthew, 1909
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Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North ...
(Eohippus, Hyracotherium.) 1898 E, p. 568. Matthew, W. D. 1897 C, p. 309. 1899 A, p. 33. Nicholson and Lydekker 1889 A, pp. 1356, 1380. (Hyracotherium, Systemodon.) Owen, R. 1844 A, p. 226. 1857 C, p. 65. Osborn, H. F. 1890 A. 1890 B, ...
Oliver Perry Hay, 1902
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Evolution of the Horse Brain
Speculative conclusions from the similarities of Eohipjius and Didelphis brains are handicapped, furthermore, by the plain fact that Eohippus must have been a placental mammal, whereas Didelphis is a marsupial. The opossum brain, in form ...
Tilly Edinger, 1948
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Was Darwin Wrong? Yes
Scientists realized that Owen's older discovery represented the same animal that the paleontologist, Marsh, later named Eohippus. Under the rules of taxonomy, Owen's description takes precedence over Marsh's Eohippus which means ...
B. a. M. DIV Richard Pittack, Richard B. Pittack, 2007
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Wild Horses of the West: History and Politics of America's ...
The head of Eohippus did not resemble a modern horse's, because the now- familiar tapered muzzle had not formed. Because of its very small brain size and low intelligence, Eohippus likely would not have been trainable by humans.
J. Edward De Steiguer, 2011
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The Best Novels and Stories of Eugene Manlove Rhodes
His slow drawl was getting slower; his cow- boyese broader — a mode of speech quite inconsistent with that first sprightly remark about the little eohippus. What manner of cowboy was this, from whose tongue a learned scientific term tripped ...
Eugene Manlove Rhodes, Frank V. Dearing, 1987
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Tide and Continuities: Last and First Poems, 1995-1938
Dictionary definition: "Eohippus, Greek for dawn-horse, small graceful prehistoric ancestor of modern equine family: size of rabbit; had four toes, M hoofs." I. Dance, dance in this museum case, Ballet-star of our mammal race, You first shy ...
Peter Viereck, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EOHIPPUS»

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When history questioned his greatness, American Pharoah …
... a better reason that a pint-sized creature from the dawn of history called eohippus was destined to evolve into the thoroughbred race horse? «NJ.com, Jun 15»
2
Archaeopteryx lithographica: el “fraude emplumado”
Del caballo, por ejemplo, disponemos de una secuencia detallada de fósiles, desde el pequeño Eohippus hasta el equino moderno. «ElEspectador.com, Apr 15»
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Brontosaurus ist wieder da!
Eohippus, das kleine Urpferd. Anatosaurus, der Dinosaurier mit dem Entenschnabel. Baluchitherium, das größte Landsäugetier aller Zeiten ... «derStandard.at, Apr 15»
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A Long Time Ago In A Galaxy Far Far Away...
“Does eohippus have horse DNA?” He was appalled at my unfairness; nobody can obtain DNA from fossilized prehistoric animals. He repeated ... «Western Journalism, Feb 15»
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For The Evolution Of Marine Creatures, Bigger Is Better, Study Says
... of modern mammals often tended to be smaller; horses, for example, can be traced to the dog-sized Eohippus genus of 50 million years ago. «WKNO FM, Feb 15»
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WILLIAMS / My granddaughter's so perspicacious
The second word my precious grandchild pointed out was no more familiar: “eohippus.” Even the dictionary wasn't a quick study for that word, ... «Blackshear Times, Feb 15»
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Fossil Beast Helps Fill The Backstory of Horses, Tapirs, and Rhinos
And speaking of ponies, some of the earliest horses wandered the same forests – Eohippus and other horses that stood on several hoofed toes ... «National Geographic, Nov 14»
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The village witch: Artist Erika Wanenmacher's web of interconnections
The work was inspired by a dream about the Mesohippus' smaller, older cousin, the Eohippus. “In the dream, I was walking through a city street ... «Santa Fe New Mexican.com, Nov 14»
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Winchester Street school regaled by First Nations storyteller Jim …
He also shared the tale of eohippus, early North American horses, the discovery of which debunked the notion that First Nations people did not ... «insideTORONTO.com, Oct 14»
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Open Press debuts this weekend celebrating avant-garde books
Timmons and the other organizers, including Andrea Quaid of Les Figues Press and Harold Abramowitz of Eohippus Labs, have, he explains, ... «Los Angeles Times, Oct 14»
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