perissodactylous

perissodactylous
pe·ris·so·dac·ty·lous (pə-ris″o-dakґtə-ləs) 1. having an odd number of digits on a hand or foot. 2. pertaining to the Perissodactyla.

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  • perissodactylous — See perissodactyl. * * * …   Universalium

  • perissodactylous — pe·ris·so·dac·ty·lous …   English syllables

  • perissodactylous — adjective see perissodactylate * * * perissodacˈtylous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑perissodactyl …   Useful english dictionary

  • perissodactyl — perissodactylous, adj. /peuh ris oh dak til/, adj. 1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and… …   Universalium

  • Equidae — Eq·ui·dae ek wə .dē n pl a family of perissodactyl ungulate mammals including the horses, asses, zebras, and various extinct related mammals see EQUUS * * * Equi·dae (ekґwĭ de) [L. equus horse] a family of perissodactylous mammals containing …   Medical dictionary

  • imparidigitate — im·pari·dig·i·tate (im par″ĭ dijґĭ tāt) [L. impar unequal + digitus finger] perissodactylous …   Medical dictionary

  • perissodactyl — /pəˌrɪsoʊˈdæktl/ (say puh.risoh daktl) adjective 1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot. –noun 2. any animal of the mammalian order Perissodactyla, which comprises the odd toed hoofed quadrupeds as the tapirs, the rhinoceroses …  

  • ass — ass1 [as] n. [ME asse < OE assa, assen: prob. < OIr assan or Welsh asyn, both < L asinus] 1. any of a number of horselike perissodactylous mammals (family Equidae) having long ears and a short mane, esp. the common wild ass (Equus… …   English World dictionary

  • horse — [hôrs] n. pl. horses or horse [ME hors < OE hors, hros, akin to Ger ross (OHG hros), prob. < IE base * (s)ker , to leap (or < ? * k̑ers , to run > L cursus)] 1. a domesticated or wild, perissodactylous mammal (Equus caballus), raised… …   English World dictionary

  • perissodactyl — [pə ris΄ə dak′təl] adj. [ModL perissodactylus < Gr perissos, uneven (< peri , over) + daktylos, finger: see DACTYL] having an uneven number of toes on each foot n. any of an order (Perissodactyla) of hoofed mammals with an uneven number of… …   English World dictionary

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