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protohippus

/ˌprəʊ.təʊˈhɪp.əs/

翻译: 名词,指上新世时期已灭绝的马类属,体型与驴相似。

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noun

/ˌprəʊ.təʊˈhɪp.əs/C2formalscientific
  • zh名词,指上新世时期已灭绝的马类属,体型与驴相似。

A noun referring to an extinct genus of horse from the Pliocene epoch, which was similar in size to a donkey.

  1. Extinct horse ancestorC2formalscientific

    A genus of extinct equids from the Pliocene epoch, similar in size to a modern donkey and considered an evolutionary ancestor of the horse.

    zh原马

    • Protohippus lived in North America during the Pliocene period.
    • Fossils of Protohippus show it was about the size of a small donkey.
    • Paleontologists study Protohippus to understand horse evolution.