hófdýr

Icelandic

Etymology

From hófur (“a hoof”) and dýr (“an animal”). Confer the Swedish hovdyr and German Huftier.

Noun

hófdýr n (genitive singular hófdýrs, nominative plural hófdýr)

1. a soliped, a hoofed animal

Derived terms

Derived terms

• eiginleg hófdýr (a perissodactyl, Perissodactyla)
• hófdýr með staka tölu táa (a perissodactyl, Perissodactyla)

• staktæð hófdýr (a perissodactyl, Perissodactyla)
• tamið hófdýr (a domestic soliped)

See also

• klaufdýr