n.
Pronunciation: p ə - ' ri-s ə - ˌ dak-t ə l
Function: 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 have an odd number of toes, molar teeth with transverse ridges on the grinding surface, and the posterior premolars resembling true molars
– perissodactyl adjective