Etymology

odd-toed ungulate

Today it means: Any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs. Full definition →

translingual Perissodactyla ← Ancient Greek περισσός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπερισσός“odd in number”
  2. translingual · derived fromPerissodactyla
  3. English todayodd-toed ungulate

From odd-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Perissodactyla, from Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπερισσός all →

perissadperissology

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.