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Meaning of hyracotherium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any of the extinct genus †Hyracotherium of ungulates.

Equivalents

Français hyracothérium

Examples

“A few mini-beasts occasionally turn⟳ up among the mega: an inventive set⟳ of paper flaps in the corner of one page illustrates the evolution of the modern wild horse from the diminutive hyracotherium, a cat-size equine ancestor from the Cenozoic era.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

hyrax Hyrcania Hyrcanian Hyrcanian Sea Hyrcanian tiger hyrcanoside

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