genus hyracotherium

1. 1.

   extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus

   SynonymsHyracotherium

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofEquidae

Questions about genus hyracotherium

What does genus hyracotherium mean?

genus hyracotherium means "extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus".

What is another word for genus hyracotherium?

Close synonyms include Hyracotherium. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus hyracotherium a common word?

genus hyracotherium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.