perissodactyl

/puh-ris-oh-dak-til/US // pəˌrɪs oʊˈdæk tɪl //UK // (pəˌrɪsəʊˈdæktɪl) //

近视眼,猕猴桃,猕猴桃类,猕猴桃属动物

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

n.名词 noun

1
- : any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd-toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and horses.

In the year 1898 the family had to buy a new set of harness for the Perissodactyl.
These animals, which are grouped with the horse among the odd-toed (perissodactyl) mammals, are now verging toward extinction.
Or, to put it more definitely: hoofed animals are divided into two groups, even-toed (artiodactyl) and odd-toed (perissodactyl).
The great group is now usually divided into those that are odd-toed (Perissodactyl) and those that are even-toed (Artiodactyl).
One leading to the existing perissodactyl foot, and the other, apparently later, resulting in the artiodactyl type.