perissodactyl
Definitions
Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, an equid, a tapir, or a rhinoceros.
Equivalents
Italianoperissodattilo
6 more languages
Češtinalichokopytník
Cymraegcarnolyn odfyseddog
Suomikavioeläin
Nederlandsonevenhoevige
Slovenčinanepárnokopytník
Examples
“The chalicotheres were among the strangest mammals that ever lived. They were perissodactyls - relatives of horses, rhinos and tapirs - and if all you had seen of one was its head, you might have⟳ mistaken it for a very strange horse.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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