perissodactyl


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
perissodactyl /ˌpərɪsə(ʊ)ˈdaktɪl/
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’.
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