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Meanings of Perissodactyla in English

Russian
perissodactyla
Portuguese
perissodáctilo
Spanish
perissodactyla
Catalan
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Order of mammals.

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      Catalan
      perissodàctils

      Nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms.

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            Usage of Perissodactyla in English
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            This group becomes the Perissodactyla ("odd-toed" Ungulates) of the zoologist, throwing out side-branches in the tapir and the rhinoceros, and culminating in the one-toed horse.
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