- Perissodactyl
- Perissodactyl Per`is*so*dac"tyl, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Perissodactyla. [1913 Webster]
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Perissodactyl
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perissodactyl — [pə ris΄ə dak′təl] adj. [ModL perissodactylus < Gr perissos, uneven (< peri , over) + daktylos, finger: see DACTYL] having an uneven number of toes on each foot n. any of an order (Perissodactyla) of hoofed mammals with an uneven number of… … English World dictionary
perissodactyl — noun Etymology: New Latin Perissodactyla, from Greek perissos excessive, odd in number + daktylos finger, toe Date: circa 1852 any of an order (Perissodactyla) of nonruminant ungulate mammals (as a horse, a tapir, or a rhinoceros) that usually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
perissodactyl — perissodactylous, adj. /peuh ris oh dak til/, 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… … Universalium
perissodactyl — noun placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot • Syn: ↑odd toed ungulate, ↑perissodactyl mammal • Ant: ↑even toed ungulate (for: ↑odd toed ungulate) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
perissodactyl mammal — noun placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot • Syn: ↑odd toed ungulate, ↑perissodactyl • Ant: ↑even toed ungulate (for: ↑odd toed ungulate) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
perissodactyl — noun Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, including the horses, zebra, and rhinoceros … Wiktionary
perissodactyl — [ˌpərɪsə(ʊ) daktɪl] noun Zoology a mammal of the order Perissodactyla, which comprises the horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs (the odd toed ungulates). Origin from mod. L. Perissodactyla, from Gk perissos uneven + daktulos finger, toe … English new terms dictionary
perissodactyl — pe·ris·so·dac·tyl … English syllables
perissodactyl — pe•ris•so•dac•tyl [[t]pəˌrɪs oʊˈdæk tɪl[/t]] adj. 1) zool. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot 2) mam any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and … From formal English to slang
perissodactyl — Having an odd number of toes … Grandiloquent dictionary
