artiodactyl

ar·ti·o·dac·tyl  (ärt--dktl) n. Any of various hoofed mammals of the order Artiodactyla, which includes cattle, deer, camels, hippopotamuses, sheep, and goats, that have an even number of toes, usually two or sometimes four, on each foot. [From New Latin Artiodactyla, order name : Greek artios, even; see ar- in Indo-European roots + Greek daktulos, toe.] arti·o·dactyl, arti·o·dacty·lous (-t-ls) adj.

artiodactyl top: four-toed foot of a hippopotamus bottom: two-toed foot of a giraffe

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artiodactyl  (ärt--dktl)

Any of various hoofed mammals of the order Artiodactyla, having an even number of toes on each foot. Artiodactyls include the pig, sheep, ox, deer, giraffe, and hippopotamus. Also called even-toed ungulate.

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artiodactyl

a hoofed animal having an even number of toes or digits on each foot, as pigs, sheep, deer, etc. — artiodactylous, adj.

See also: Animals

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a hooved animal having an even number of toes or digits on each foot, as pigs, sheep, deer, etc. — artiodactylous, adj.

See also: Feet and Legs

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	artiodactyl - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate hoofed mammal, ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically Artiodactyla, order 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 swine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals musk hog, peccary - nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, river horse, hippo - massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa ruminant - any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments camel - cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions llama - wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump Vicugna vicugna, vicuna - small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat
Adj.	1.	artiodactyl - of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla artiodactylous, even-toed zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals