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odd-toed ungulate

odd-toed ungulate noun: any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.

Noun

odd-toed ungulate (plural odd-toed ungulates)

  1. Any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.

Forms of odd-toed ungulate

pluralodd-toed ungulates

Origin of odd-toed ungulate

From odd-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Perissodactyla, from Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.

Questions about odd-toed ungulate

What does odd-toed ungulate mean?
Odd-toed ungulate means any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.
What part of speech is odd-toed ungulate?
Odd-toed ungulate is a noun.
What is the plural of odd-toed ungulate?
The plural of odd-toed ungulate is odd-toed ungulates.

Words near odd-toed ungulate in the dictionary

  1. odd-jobs
  2. odd-numbered
  3. odd-odd
  4. odd-pinnate
  5. odd-toed
  6. odd-toed ungulate
  7. odd-toed ungulates
  8. odda
  9. Oddar Meanchey
  10. oddball
  11. oddballery

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