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Protohippus


Proˊto-hip′pus

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Noun.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK] first + [GREEK] horse.]
(Paleon.)
A genus of fossil horses from the Lower Pliocene. They had three toes on each foot, the lateral ones being small.

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Protohippus

Protohippus

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Protohippus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Equidae extinct three-toed horses.