eohippus means an extinct early Eocene mammal (Hyracotherium leporinum), ancestral to the modern horse.
eohippus is pronounced /ˈiːəʊˌhɪpəs/.
Etymology
Originally a genus name, Eohippus, formed in New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). By surface analysis, eo- + Latin hippus.
noun
- An extinct early Eocene mammal (Hyracotherium leporinum), ancestral to the modern horse.“An eohippus may "evolve" into a horse, but when we say that a society of hunters and gatherers evolves into a farming village, we are using the word "evolves" as a metaphor for a process of directional change.”