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hyracotherium

hyracotherium noun: any of the extinct genus †Hyracotherium of ungulates.

Noun

hyracotherium (plural hyracotheriums or hyracotheria)

  1. Any of the extinct genus †Hyracotherium of ungulates.
    • A few mini-beasts occasionally turn up among the mega: an inventive set of paper flaps in the corner of one page illustrates the evolution of the modern wild horse from the diminutive hyracotherium, a cat-size equine ancestor from the Cenozoic era.2007 May 13, J. D. Biersdorfer, “Dinosaurigami”, in New York Times

Forms of hyracotherium

pluralhyracotheriums
pluralhyracotheria

Origin of hyracotherium

From the genus name.

Questions about hyracotherium

What does hyracotherium mean?
Hyracotherium means any of the extinct genus †Hyracotherium of ungulates.
What part of speech is hyracotherium?
Hyracotherium is a noun.
What is the plural of hyracotherium?
The plural of hyracotherium is hyracotheriums.

Words near hyracotherium in the dictionary

  1. hyracoidean
  2. hyracoideans
  3. hyracoids
  4. hyracotheria
  5. hyracotheriine
  6. hyracotherium
  7. hyracotheriums
  8. hyrax
  9. hyraxes
  10. Hyrcan
  11. Hyrcania

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