- order Perissodactyla
- noun• Syn: ↑Perissodactyla• Hypernyms: ↑animal order• Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria• Member Meronyms:
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order Perissodactyla
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List of placental mammals in Order Perissodactyla — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… … Wikipedia
Perissodactyla — noun nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms • Syn: ↑order Perissodactyla • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria … Useful english dictionary
Perissodactyla — Pe·ris·so·dac·tyla pə .ris ə dak tə lə n pl an order of nonruminant ungulate mammals (as the horse, the tapir, or the rhinoceros) that usu. have an odd number of toes, molar teeth with transverse ridges on the grinding surface, and posterior… … Medical dictionary
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
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… … Universalium
Odd-toed ungulate — Odd toed ungulates Temporal range: 56–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Ungulate — Taxobox name = Ungulate| fossil range = Late Cretaceous Recent image width = 240px image caption = Llamas, which have two toes, are artiodactyls even toed ungulates regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia infraclassis = Eutheria… … Wikipedia
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