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perissodactyl

noun
pe·​ris·​so·​dac·​tyl | \ pÉ™-ˈri-sÉ™-ËŒdak-tᵊl How to pronounce perissodactyl (audio) \

Definition of perissodactyl

: any of an order (Perissodactyla) of nonruminant ungulate mammals (such 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

Other Words from perissodactyl

perissodactyl adjective

First Known Use of perissodactyl

circa 1852, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for perissodactyl

New Latin Perissodactyla, from Greek perissos excessive, odd in number + daktylos finger, toe

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