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Webster 1913 Edition

Miohippus

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Miˊo-hip′pus

(mīˊō̍-hĭp′pŭs)

,

Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr.

μείων

less +

ἱππόσ

horse.]

(Paleon.)

An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related to the genus

Anhithecrium

, and having three usable hoofs on each foot.