soliped, -pede), n. and a.
(ˈsɒlɪpɛd), (-piːd
[ad. med. or mod.L. sōliped-, sōlipēs, f. sōli-, sōlus alone, only + pēs foot, or alteration of L. solidipēs. Cf. F. solipède. In the pl. the Latin form solipedes (səˈlɪpɪdiːz) has also been employed.]
A. n. An animal having a whole or uncloven hoof.
| α 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iii. ii, It is plainly set downe by Aristotle, an Horse and all Solipeds have no gall. Ibid. vi. vi, Solipeds of firm-hooft animals as Horses, Asses, Mules, &c. 1835 Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. 499 The second Sub-order of the Pachyderms, the Solipeds, the well-known equine and asinine tribes. a 1843 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 358* In the Ruminators, in the Solipeds, and most Predatory Beasts. 1882 19th Cent. No. 61. 477 Glanders, as every one knows, is a highly contagious disorder of solipeds. |
| β 1833 Sir C. Bell Hand (1834) 52 There must be a wide difference in the bones of his upper extremity from those of the ruminant or solipede. 1880 Bastian Brain xvi. 263 In Solipedes, Ruminants, and Carnivores, the lateral lobes also begin to surpass the median in size. |
B. adj. Having a whole hoof; solid-hoofed.
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., Soliped, that hath a whole or sound foot, not cloven or broken; such is that of a Horse. 1835 Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. 198 A Family..to which he has given the ancient appellation of Soliped or whole hoofed. 1849 Zoologist VII. 2345 A hybrid between a soliped and ruminant animal. |
So
soˈlipedal,
soˈlipedous adjs.| 1686 Plot Staffordsh. 266 The most memorable accidents I heard of in this Country to have at any time befallen the Solipedous Animals. 1847 Webster, Solipedous. 1882 Ogilvie, Solipedal. |