请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 perissodactyl
释义

Definition of perissodactyl in English:

perissodactyl

noun pɪˌrɪsə(ʊ)ˈdakt(ɪ)lpəˌrisəˈdaktəl
Zoology
  • A mammal of the order Perissodactyla, such as a horse or rhinoceros.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The number of teeth is variable, but in many species it is smaller than the number found in perissodactyls.
    • Artiodactyl and perissodactyl sequences were used to root the trees.
    • Both the perissodactyls and artiodactyls underwent a period of rapid evolution during the Miocene.
    • Intraordinal comparisons indicate equal rates within rodents and variable rates within perissodactyls and artiodactyls.
    • The perissodactyls were once much more numerous.
adjective pɪˌrɪsə(ʊ)ˈdakt(ɪ)lpəˌrisəˈdaktəl
Zoology
  • Relating to or denoting perissodactyls.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It actually says, "A solid-hoofed perissodactyl ungulate mammal" which may not be any more satisfactory, but is certainly more thorough.
    • The horse's single toe on each of its four feet is its most marked anatomical characteristic and makes it a perissodactyl or odd-toed ungulate.
    • Divergence estimates between extant perissodactyl species were closely correlated with calibration age - the divergence between rhinos and tapirs, for example, differed by an order of magnitude depending on the calibration applied.
    • Most perissodactyl lineages went extinct in the late Eocene or Oligocene.

Definition of perissodactyl in US English:

perissodactyl

nounpəˌrisəˈdaktəl
Zoology
  • A mammal of the order Perissodactyla, such as a horse or rhinoceros.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The number of teeth is variable, but in many species it is smaller than the number found in perissodactyls.
    • Artiodactyl and perissodactyl sequences were used to root the trees.
    • Both the perissodactyls and artiodactyls underwent a period of rapid evolution during the Miocene.
    • The perissodactyls were once much more numerous.
    • Intraordinal comparisons indicate equal rates within rodents and variable rates within perissodactyls and artiodactyls.
adjectivepəˌrisəˈdaktəl
Zoology
  • Relating to or denoting perissodactyls.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most perissodactyl lineages went extinct in the late Eocene or Oligocene.
    • It actually says, "A solid-hoofed perissodactyl ungulate mammal" which may not be any more satisfactory, but is certainly more thorough.
    • The horse's single toe on each of its four feet is its most marked anatomical characteristic and makes it a perissodactyl or odd-toed ungulate.
    • Divergence estimates between extant perissodactyl species were closely correlated with calibration age - the divergence between rhinos and tapirs, for example, differed by an order of magnitude depending on the calibration applied.
随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/6 21:17:45