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GENUS HYRACOTHERIUM

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Meaning:

Extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus

Synonyms:

genus Hyracotherium; Hyracotherium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Hyracotherium"):

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

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

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

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