MESOHIPPUS

mesohippus

(noun) North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Mes`o*hip"pus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)

Definition: An extinct mammal of the Horse family, but not larger than a sheep, and having three toes on each foot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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