odd-toed mammals
nounUK /ɒd təʊd ˈmæməlz/
US /ɑd toʊd ˈmæməlz/
Odd-toed mammals are animals like horses and rhinos that have an odd number of toes on their feet.
Horses, tapirs, and rhinos are all odd-toed mammals.
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2. A group of hoofed mammals whose weight is carried mainly on the middle toe, which is why they have one or three toes.
Scientists group horses and rhinos together as odd-toed mammals.
3. Mammals with an uneven number of toes, as opposed to even-toed mammals like cows and deer.
Unlike deer, which are even-toed, zebras are odd-toed mammals.
4. The perissodactyl order of animals, including horses, tapirs, and rhinoceroses.
The zoo's odd-toed mammals include a zebra and a tapir.