The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EOHIPPUS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1962.
Ancestor of the horse crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| EOHIPPUS | 100 % | 8 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ancestor of the horse
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ass
 - sire
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 - horsecar
 - pie
 - race
 - stock
 - stocked
 - stocks
 - hansom
 - arab
 - brownie
 
Crossword Answer definitions
EOHIPPUS noun- An extinct early Eocene mammal, Hyracotherium leporinum
 
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