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perissodactyla |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perissodactyla \Per`is*so*dac"ty*la\, n. pl [NL., from Gr ? odd (fr. ? over) + ? finger.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; -- opposed to Artiodactyla. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Perissodactyla n : nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms [syn: {Perissodactyla}, {order Perissodactyla}]
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