-hippus Definition

hipəs
affix
Horse.
Eohippus.
Webster's New World
noun

Pupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.

Wiktionary

Origin of -hippus

  • From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”), perhaps due to the rhythm of the contractions representing a galloping horse.

    From Wiktionary

  • ModL < Gr hippos: see hippo-

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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