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单词 perissodactyl
释义 perissodactyl
 —perissodactylous,  adj.  
 /peuh ris'oh dak"til/,  adj.  
  1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  n.  
  2. any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd-toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and horses.
 Also, perissodactyle /peuh ris'oh dak"til, -tuyl/. Cf. artiodactyl.
 [1840-50; < NL perissodactylus < Gk perissó(s) uneven, lit., beyond the norm, strange (deriv. of périx (prep. and adv.) round about, akin to perí; see PERI-) + -daktylos -DACTYLOUS]
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