odd-toed ungulate
odd-toed ungulate · odd-toed ungulates
Any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids,…Any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.
Meaning
1 sensesAny mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.
More definitions
- placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
Origin
From odd-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Perissodactyla, from AFrom odd-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Perissodactyla, from Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.
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Forms
plural: odd-toed ungulates| Singular | odd-toed ungulate |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot:perissodactylperissodactyl mammal