odd-toed hoofed animals
nounUK /ɒd təʊd huːft ˈænɪməlz/
US /ɑːd toʊd hʊft ˈænɪməlz/
These are animals like horses and rhinos that have an odd number of toes on each foot.
Horses, tapirs, and rhinos are all odd-toed hoofed animals.
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2. A group of mammals whose feet have one or three toes, used in scientific classification.
Scientists group horses and rhinos together as odd-toed hoofed animals.
3. Plant-eating animals with hooves that walk on an odd number of toes.
The zoo's odd-toed hoofed animals eat grass and leaves every day.
4. Animals such as zebras and donkeys that belong to this hoofed group.
Zebras are odd-toed hoofed animals that live on African grasslands.