PERISSODACTYL

Etymology

Noun

perissodactyl (plural perissodactyls)

Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, including the horses, zebra, and rhinoceros.

Anagrams

• clypeastroids

Source: Wiktionary


Per`is*so*dac"tyl, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Perissodactyla.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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