protohippus

Noun

Meaning

A genus of fossil horses from the Lower Pliocene. They had three toes on each foot, the lateral ones being small.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hyracotherium hipparion pliohippus paleotherium hippotherium anchitherium eurygnathohippus merychippus parahippus xenicohippus leptictidium hypohippus sinohippus propalaeotherium megahippus
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Hypernyms

horse Equus caballus

Close letter words and terms

protohemin protoheterotheca protoheterothecal protohistorian protohistoric protohistorical