Definition of Perissodactyla

1. Noun. Nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms.


Definition of Perissodactyla

1. n. pl. A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; -- opposed to Artiodactyla.

Medical Definition of Perissodactyla

1. A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; opposed to Artiodactyla. Origin: NL, from Gr. Odd (fr. Over) + finger. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perissodactyla

Perisoreus canadensis capitalis
perisperm
perisperm
perispermatitis
perisplanchnic
perisplanchnitis
perisplenic
perisplenitis
perispondylic
perispondylitis
perispore
perissad
perissodactyl
perissodactyl
perissodactyla (current term)
Perissodactyla
perissodactyls
perissodactyl mammal
perissology
peristalses
peristalsis
peristalsis
peristaltic
peristaltic
peristasis
peristatic hyperaemia
Peristediinae
Peristedion
Peristedion miniatum
peristeria

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