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perissodactyl

/pəˌrɪsəˈdæktəl/ /ˌpɛrɪsoʊˈdæktɪl/

Meanings
noun
Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, including the horses, zebra, and rhinoceros.

Examples :

"A horse is a perissodactyl, meaning it has an odd number of toes on each foot. "
animal biology organism nature

Related Words

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration horses

horses noun

/ˈhɔrsəs/

Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.

"My grandfather owns several horses on his farm. "

Illustration meaning

meaning noun

/ˈmiːnɪŋ/

(of words or symbols) The entity, perception, feeling or concept thereby represented or evoked.

"The meaning of the teacher's hand gesture was clear: "Pay attention." "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration toes

toes noun

/təʊz/ /toʊz/

Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.

"She wiggled her toes in the warm sand. "

Illustration mammal

mammal noun

/ˈmæməl/

An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.

"The dog is a mammal because it is warm-blooded, has fur, and nurses its puppies. "

Illustration ungulate

ungulate noun

/ˈʌŋɡjəleɪt/

An ungulate animal; a hooved mammal.

"The majority of large land mammals are ungulates."

Illustration zebra

zebra noun

/ˈziːbɹə/

Any of three species of genus Equus: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.

"While visiting the zoo, my daughter was most excited to see the zebra grazing peacefully in its enclosure. "

Illustration rhinoceros

rhinoceros noun

/ɹaɪˈnɒsəɹəs/ /ɹaɪˈnɑsəɹəs/

Any of several large herbivorous pachyderms native to Africa and Asia of the five extant species in the three extant genera in the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.

"The zookeeper pointed out the rhinoceros, a large, gray animal with a horn on its nose. "

Illustration horse

horse noun

/hɔːs/ /hɔɹs/

Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.

"My grandfather owns a beautiful horse. "

Illustration number

number noun

/ˈnʌmbə/ /ˈnʌmbɚ/ /ˈnʌmə/ /ˈnʌmɚ/

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."

Illustration belonging

belonging verb

/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/

To have its proper place.

"Where does this document belong?"