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Definition of Perissodactyl
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
Definition of Perissodactyl
1. n. One of the Perissodactyla.
Definition of Perissodactyl
1. Noun. Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, including the horses, zebra, and rhinoceros. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perissodactyl
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Medical Definition of Perissodactyl
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Perissodactyl
Literary usage of Perissodactyl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chain of Life in Geological Time: A Sketch of the Origin and Succession by James William; Dawson (1888)
"A Lower Eocene perissodactyl skull, greatly reduced, showing small size of brain, a.
... perissodactyl ..."
2. Darwin and After Darwin: An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a by George John Romanes (1910)
"One leading to the existing perissodactyl foot, and the other, apparently later,
... In the further reduction of the perissodactyl foot, the fifth digit, ..."
3. On the Genesis of Species by St. George Jackson Mivart (1871)
"The former of these has the toes odd (perissodactyl), the other has them
even (artiodactyl). Now, the macrauchenia, from the first relics of it which were ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1872)
"... Cope, an allied perissodactyl. This type is, however, graded into an approach to
... in another perissodactyl, ..."
5. The Popular Science Monthly (1893)
"J "No perissodactyl or artiodactyl mammal was known at that time to possess such
feet, nor was any perissodactyl known to possess tubercular teeth. ..."
6. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1893)
"No perissodactyl or artiodactyl mammal was known at that time to possess such
feet, nor was any perissodactyl known to possess tubercular teeth. ..."
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