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Noun: perissodactyl  pu,ri-sow'dak-t(u)l
  1. Placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
    - odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl mammal

Derived forms: perissodactyls

Type of: hoofed mammal, ungulate

Antonym: even-toed ungulate

Part of: order Perissodactyla, Perissodactyla

Encyclopedia: Perissodactyl