order Artiodactyla

Thesaurus

Noun

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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 toesArtiodactylaanimal order - the order of animalsEutheria, subclass Eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupialsartiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each footfamily Suidae, Suidae - pigs; hogs; boarsfamily Tayassuidae, Tayassuidae - peccariesfamily Hippopotamidae, Hippopotamidae - hippopotamiRuminantia, suborder Ruminantia - cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camelsCamelidae, family Camelidae - camels and llamas and vicunas