Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

odd-toed ungulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: odd---toed un-gu-late
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Perissodactyla, περισσός

Inflected Forms

odd-toed ungulates (plural)

Synonyms

perissodactyl perissodactyl mammal

Questions

What does odd-toed ungulate mean?: Any mammal in the order Perissodactyla, including horses and other equids, rhinoceroses, and tapirs.
Where does odd-toed ungulate come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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