PERISSODACTYL


Meaning of PERISSODACTYL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈri-sə-ˌdak-t ə l ]

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

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