Eohippus (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[Eohippus 词源字典]
oldest known genus of the horse family, about the size of a fox and first known from fossil remains found in New Mexico, 1879, Modern Latin, from eo- "earliest" + Greek hippos "horse" (see equine).[Eohippus etymology, Eohippus origin, 英语词源]