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perissodactylous

Variant of perissodactyl

adjective

having an uneven number of toes on each foot

noun

any of an order (Perissodactyla) of hoofed mammals with an uneven number of toes on each foot and a simple stomach, including the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros

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