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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of fossil horses of the family Equidæ, founded by Leidy in 1858 upon remains from the early Pliocene of North America.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Paleon.) A genus of fossil horses from the Lower Pliocene. They had three toes on each foot, the lateral ones being small.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size
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corylusavellana commented on the word protohippus
Almost a hippo?
January 6, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word protohippus
Uh, not really. Click on the "image search" above.
January 6, 2009
corylusavellana commented on the word protohippus
From a purely etymological perspective (I can read the WordNet thingy!) it's a nice thought... well, dans mon petite franglais opinion.
January 6, 2009