Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of extinct perissodactyl or odd-toed hoofed mammals, found in the Upper Eocene and Lower Miocene of Europe and the United States.
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If the alternative -- species by miracle or by law -- be applied to palæotherium, paloplotherium, anchitherium, hipparion, equus,
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science Various 1909
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Professor Huxley about the relation of the anchitherium, hipparion, and horse; and if Dr. Taylor offered himself for examination on such
Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 Edwin Lawrence Godkin 1866
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