soliped

[ sol-uh-ped ]

/ ˈsɒl əˌpɛd /

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1640–50; <New Latin soliped- (stem of solipēs), equivalent to Latin soli-soli-¹ + ped-, stem of pēs foot; see -ped

Soliped, sol′i-ped, n. an animal with a single or uncloven hoof on each foot.
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