Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perissodactylous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
peris-so-dacty-lous
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

odd-toed, of or relating to the Perissodactyla.

Etymology

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does perissodactylous mean?
odd-toed, of or relating to the Perissodactyla.
Where does perissodactylous come from?
Perissodactyla + -ous

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