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mesohippus

/ˌmes.əʊˈhɪp.əs/

翻译: 中新马是已灭绝的北美三趾哺乳动物的一属,生活在渐新世,一般认为它并非现代马的直系祖先。

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noun

/ˌmes.əʊˈhɪp.əs/C2formalscientific
  • zh中新马是已灭绝的北美三趾哺乳动物的一属,生活在渐新世,一般认为它并非现代马的直系祖先。

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.

    zh已灭绝的三趾马

    • 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