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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A genus of fossil horses of the family Equidæ, founded by Leidy in 1858 upon remains from the early Pliocene of North America.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (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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  1. n. Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size

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  1. equus caballus
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  1. merychippus

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  • corylusavellana From a purely etymological perspective (I can read the WordNet thingy!) it's a nice thought... well, dans mon petite franglais opinion. Jan 6, 2009

  • chained_bear Uh, not really. Click on the "image search" above. Jan 6, 2009

  • corylusavellana Almost a hippo? Jan 5, 2009

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