hipparion Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hip*pa"ri*on noun

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. a pony, dim. of a horse.

Definitions

1. (Paleon.) An extinct genus of Tertiary mammals allied to the horse, but three-toed, having on each foot a small lateral hoof on each side of the main central one. It is believed to be one of the ancestral genera of the Horse family.