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perissodactyl
pe·ris·so·dac·tyl P0197000 (pə-rĭs′ō-dăk′təl)n. Any of various hoofed mammals of the order Perissodactyla, having an odd number of toes, either one or three, on each foot. Perissodactyls include the horses, tapirs, and rhinoceroses.
[New Latin perissodactylus, from Greek perissodaktulos : perissos, excessive, odd (from peri, beyond); see per in Indo-European roots + daktulos, finger.]
pe·ris′so·dac′tyl adj.perissodactyl (pəˌrɪsəʊˈdæktɪl) or perissodactylen (Animals) any placental mammal of the order Perissodactyla, having hooves with an odd number of toes: includes horses, tapirs, and rhinocerosesadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Perissodactyla[C19: from New Latin perissodactylus, from Greek perissos uneven + daktulos digit] peˌrissoˈdactylous, peˌrissoˈdactylic adjpe•ris•so•dac•tyl (pəˌrɪs oʊˈdæk tɪl)
adj. 1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd-toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and horses. Compare artiodactyl. [1840–50; < New Latin perissodactylus < Greek perissó(s) uneven (derivative of périx (preposition and adv.) round about] pe•ris`so•dac′ty•lous, adj. pe·ris·so·dac·tyl (pə-rĭs′ō-dăk′təl) Any of various hoofed mammals having an odd number of toes. Horses, tapirs, and rhinoceroses are perissodactyls. Also called odd-toed ungulate.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | perissodactyl - placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each footodd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl mammalhoofed mammal, ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomicallyorder Perissodactyla, Perissodactyla - nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct formsequid, equine - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neckrhino, rhinoceros - massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snouttapir - large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout |
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EncyclopediaSeePerissodactylaperissodactyl
perissodactylous adjective Referring to Perissodactyla, an order of odd-toed ungulates.perissodactyl
Related to perissodactyl: artiodactylSynonyms for perissodactylnoun placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each footSynonyms- odd-toed ungulate
- perissodactyl mammal
Related Words- hoofed mammal
- ungulate
- order Perissodactyla
- Perissodactyla
- equid
- equine
- rhino
- rhinoceros
- tapir
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