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perissodactyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
peris-so-dactyl
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, an equid, a tapir, or a rhinoceros.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós) Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos) English perissodactyl From Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “uneven”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger, toe”). Compare the taxon name Perissodactyla.

Inflected Forms

perissodactyls (plural)

Derived Forms

perissodactylism

Frequently Paired Words

perissodactylous artiodactyl

Synonyms

odd-toed ungulate perissodactyl mammal

Questions

What does perissodactyl mean?
Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, an equid, a tapir, or a rhinoceros.
Where does perissodactyl come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós) Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos) English perissodactyl From Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “uneven”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger, toe”). Compare the taxon name Perissodactyla.

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