奇き蹄てい類るい

noun

perissodactyls; odd-toed ungulates

Zoological term for the order Perissodactyla, including horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs. Contrasts with 偶蹄類 (even-toed ungulates).

See also: 偶蹄類

• 馬うまやサイは奇き蹄てい類るいに分ぶん類るいされる。

  Horses and rhinoceroses are classified as perissodactyls.

• 奇き蹄てい類るいと偶ぐう蹄てい類るいの違ちがいは蹄ひづめの数かずにある。

  The difference between odd-toed and even-toed ungulates lies in the number of toes.