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mesohippus

/ˌmes.əʊˈhɪp.əs/

Traduction: Genre éteint de mammifères nord-américains à trois doigts de l'époque de l'Oligocène, qui n'est pas considéré comme un ancêtre direct des chevaux modernes.

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/ˌmes.əʊˈhɪp.əs/C2formalscientific
  • frGenre éteint de mammifères nord-américains à trois doigts de l'époque de l'Oligocène, qui n'est pas considéré comme un ancêtre direct des chevaux modernes.

A genus of extinct North American three-toed mammals from the Oligocene epoch, which is thought not to be directly ancestral to modern horses.

  1. Extinct three-toed horseC2formalscientific

    A small, three-toed prehistoric horse that lived in North America during the Oligocene epoch, considered an evolutionary link in horse development.

    frMésohippus

    • Mesohippus roamed the plains of North America about 30 million years ago.
    • Fossils of Mesohippus show it had three toes on each foot.
    • Unlike modern horses, Mesohippus was only about the size of a large dog.
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  • mesohippuses plural form
  • mesohippi's possessive plural form
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  • mesohippus's possessive singular form