noun
hyracotherium; eohippus
Scientific term for the earliest known horse ancestor, a small forest-dwelling mammal from the Eocene. Also called エオヒップス.
from Latin
See also: エオヒップス
ヒラコテリウムは、ウマの最も古い祖先とされている。
Hyracotherium is considered the earliest ancestor of the horse.
I saw a fossil of Hyracotherium at the museum.