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perissodactyl
[ puh-ris-oh-dak-til ]
adjective
- having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
noun
- any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd-toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and horses.
perissodactyl
/ pəˌrɪsəʊˈdæktɪl; pəˌrɪsəʊˈdæktaɪl /
noun
- any placental mammal of the order Perissodactyla, having hooves with an odd number of toes: includes horses, tapirs, and rhinoceroses
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Perissodactyla
perissodactyl
/ pə-rĭs′ō-dăk′təl /
- Any of various hoofed mammals of the order Perissodactyla, having one or three hoofed toes on each hindfoot. During the Tertiary Period, perissodactyls were the dominant herbivorous fauna. Horses, tapirs, and rhinoceroses are perissodactyls.
- Also called odd-toed ungulate
Derived Forms
- peˌrissoˈdactylous, adjective
Other Words From
- pe·risso·dacty·lous adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of perissodactyl1
Word History and Origins
Origin of perissodactyl1
Example Sentences
In the year 1898 the family had to buy a new set of harness for the Perissodactyl.
These animals, which are grouped with the horse among the odd-toed (perissodactyl) mammals, are now verging toward extinction.
Or, to put it more definitely: hoofed animals are divided into two groups, even-toed (artiodactyl) and odd-toed (perissodactyl).
The great group is now usually divided into those that are odd-toed (Perissodactyl) and those that are even-toed (Artiodactyl).
One leading to the existing perissodactyl foot, and the other, apparently later, resulting in the artiodactyl type.
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