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noun placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós) Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos) English perissodactyl From Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “uneven”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger, toe”). Compare the taxon name Perissodactyla.
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