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Definition of Odd-toed ungulate
1. Noun. Placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot.
Generic synonyms: Hoofed Mammal, Ungulate
Group relationships: Order Perissodactyla, Perissodactyla
Specialized synonyms: Equid, Equine, Rhino, Rhinoceros, Tapir
Antonyms: Even-toed Ungulate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Odd-toed Ungulate
Literary usage of Odd-toed ungulate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Phases of Animal Life, Past and Present by Richard Lydekker (1892)
"... an absolutely perfect type of animal; and, indeed, so far as we can see, is
the supreme development of which the odd-toed ungulate stock is susceptible. ..."
2. The Ancient Life-history of the Earth: A Comprehensive Outline of the by Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1898)
"The only other odd-toed ungulate which needs notice is the so-called Equus fossilis
of the Post-Pliocene of Europe. This made its appearance before the ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1872)
"This is an extinct odd-toed ungulate discovered by Prof. Cope in the lowest
or "Green River" division of the Eocene of Wyoming. The only species found was ..."
4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1872)
"It was an odd-toed ungulate, with peculiar dental characters. The incisors were
well developed above and below as in the Tapir, but the dental series was ..."
5. Convergence in Evolution by Arthur Willey (1911)
"... type are of the third order; the odd-toed ungulate of the fourth order; the
equine type and the human type are examples of the fifth order of magnitude. ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... (odd-toed) ungulate mammals as carry one or more horns on the head, and their
extinct relatives (see PERISSODACTYLA). Rhinoceroses are of large ..."
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