Miohippus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Miohippus \Mi`o*hip"pus\ (m[imac]`[-o]*h[i^]p"p[u^]s), n. [NL.,
     fr. Gr. mei`wn less + "ippo`s horse.] (Paleon.)
     An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely
     related to the genus {Anhithecrium}, and having three usable
     hoofs on each foot.
     [1913 Webster]