perissodactyl

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “uneven”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger, toe”).

Noun

perissodactyl (plural perissodactyls)

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

Translations

odd-toed ungulate

Finnish: kavioeläin
Icelandic: staktæð hófdýr n pl, eiginleg hófdýr n pl, hófdýr með staka tölu táa n pl

Italian: perissodattilo (it) m

See also

artiodactyl

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