perissodactyl mammal

Noun
  1. Placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot (synset 102375988)
    is a type of: hoofed mammal, ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
    subtypes:
    • equid, equine - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
    • rhino, rhinoceros - massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
    • tapir - large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
    belongs to: order perissodactyla, perissodactyla - nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms
    same as: odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl

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