soliped Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sol"i*ped noun

Etymology

Cf. F. solipède, It. solipede, Sp. solipedo; apparently fr. L. solus alone + pes, pedis, a foot; but probably fr. L. solidipes solid-footed, whole-hoofed. See Solid, and Pedal.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) A mammal having a single hoof on each foot, as the horses and asses; a solidungulate. Written also solipede.

   The solipeds, or firm-hoofed animals, as horses, asses, and mules, etc., -- they are, also, in mighty number. Sir T. Browne.