Artiodactyla

Ar`ti`o`dac´ty`la

n. pl.

1.

(Zool.) One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; - opposed to Perissodactyla.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Artiodactyla - an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes order Artiodactyla animal order - the order of animals Eutheria, subclass Eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupials artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot family Suidae, Suidae - pigs; hogs; boars family Tayassuidae, Tayassuidae - peccaries family Hippopotamidae, Hippopotamidae - hippopotami Ruminantia, suborder Ruminantia - cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels Camelidae, family Camelidae - camels and llamas and vicunas