perissodactyl.
(Of the Gr. pe?)(ss?, odd, and -Dactyl).
1. adj. Zool. It is said general corpulent mammals with odd number fingers and limbs in hooves, the finger central more developed than others; e.g., the tapir, Rhinoceros, and the horse. U t. c. s. m.
2. m. pl. Zool. Order of these animals.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
