PERISSODACTYLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Perissodactyla mean? 

• PERISSODACTYLA (noun)
  The noun PERISSODACTYLA has 1 sense:

1. nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms

  Familiarity information: PERISSODACTYLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERISSODACTYLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

order Perissodactyla; Perissodactyla

Hypernyms ("Perissodactyla" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Perissodactyla"):

odd-toed ungulate; perissodactyl; perissodactyl mammal (placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot)

Equidae; family Equidae (horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals)

family Rhinocerotidae; rhinoceros family; Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses)

family Tapiridae; Tapiridae (tapirs and extinct related forms)

Holonyms ("Perissodactyla" is a member of...):

Eutheria; subclass Eutheria (all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)