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perissodactyl

Zoology
Definition of perissodactyl

noun

  • a mammal of the order Perissodactyla, such as a horse or rhinoceros.

adjective

  • relating to or denoting perissodactyls.

perissodactyl in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of perissodactyl in the US English dictionary
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