Perissodactyla
/ˌpərɪsə(ʊ)ˈdaktɪlə
/plural noun Zoology
An order of mammals that comprises the odd-toed ungulates. Compare with Artiodactyla.‘Odd-toed’ or ‘odd-hoofed’ mammals make up the Perissodactyla....
- Some later authors have favored placement of Cetacea closer to Perissodactyla among living orders.
- Artiodactyls stand in contrast to the ‘odd-toed ungulates,’ the Perissodactyla, in which the plane of symmetry runs down the third toe.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Greek perissos 'uneven' + daktulos 'finger, toe'.
- put oneself in another's place
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- put one's finger in the dyke
- put one's finger on something
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it (or put one's foot in one's mouth)
- put one's hand in one's pocket
- put one's hands together
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- put one's head in a noose
- put one's money where one's mouth is
- put one's shirt on
- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- put on flesh
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- put on one's thinking cap
- put on (or lose) weight
- put on the dog
- put on the ritz
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- put (or bring or carry) something into effect
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