Perissodactyla

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perissodactyla \Per`is*so*dac"ty*la\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?
     odd (fr. ? over) + ? finger.] (Zool.)
     A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an
     odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; --
     opposed to {Artiodactyla}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Perissodactyla
       n : nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct
           forms [syn: {order Perissodactyla}]