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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, an equid, a tapir, or a rhinoceros..
The chalicotheres were among the strangest mammals that ever lived. They were perissodactyls - relatives of horses, rhinos and tapirs - and if all you had seen of one was its head, you might have mistaken it for a very strange horse.
Use perissodactyl when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Perissodactyl means Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, an equid, a tapir, or a rhinoceros..
Common synonyms include odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl mammal.
Possible antonyms include artiodactyl, even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammal.
The chalicotheres were among the strangest mammals that ever lived. They were perissodactyls - relatives of horses, rhinos and tapirs - and if all you had seen of one was its head, you might have mistaken it for a very strange horse.
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