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[syn: Perissodactyla, order Perissodactyla]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Perissodactyla \Per`is*so*dac"ty*la\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?
odd (fr. ? over) + ? finger.] (Zool.)
A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an
odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; --
opposed to Artiodactyla.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Perissodactyla
n 1: nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct
forms [syn: Perissodactyla, order Perissodactyla]