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noun
Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, an equid, a tapir, or a rhinoceros.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl mammal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ungulate, hoofed mammal
Narrower terms: equine, equid, rhinoceros, rhino, tapir
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós) Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos) English perissodactyl From Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “uneven”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger, toe”). Compare the taxon name Perissodactyla.
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