Definition of perissodactyl Perissodactyl
pe•ris•so•dac•tyl
We found 4 definitions of perissodactyl from 4 different sources.
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What does perissodactyl mean?
WordNet
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| perissodactyl - placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot | ||
| odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl mammal | ||
| artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot | ||
| hoofed mammal, ungulate any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically | ||
| order perissodactyla, perissodactyla nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms | ||
| equid, equine hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck | ||
| rhino, rhinoceros massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout | ||
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Wiktionary 
- perissodactyl (Noun)
Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, including the horses, zebra, and rhinoceros.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- perissodactyl (n.)
One of the Perissodactyla.
Part of speech
🔤- perissodactyl, noun, singular of perissodactyls.
