artiodactyl

artiodactyltop: four-toed foot of a hippopotamusbottom: two-toed foot of a giraffe

ar·ti·o·dac·tyl

A0447100 (är′tē-ō-dăk′təl)n. Any of various hoofed mammals of the order Artiodactyla, having an even number of toes, either two or four, on each foot. Artiodactyls include camels, pigs, hippopotamuses, and the ruminants, such as cattle, deer, sheep, and antelopes.

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[From New Latin Artiodactyla, order name : Greek artios, even; see ar- in Indo-European roots + Greek daktulos, toe.]

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ar′ti·o·dac′tyl, ar′ti·o·dac′ty·lous (-tə-ləs) adj.

artiodactyl

(ˌɑːtɪəʊˈdæktɪl) n (Zoology) any placental mammal of the order Artiodactyla, having hooves with an even number of toes; an even-toed ungulate. The order includes pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, cattle, and antelopesadj (Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the order Artiodactyla[C19: from New Latin artiodactylus, from Greek ártios even + daktulos digit] ˌartioˈdactylous adj

ar•ti•o•dac•tyl

(ˌɑr ti oʊˈdæk tɪl)

adj. 1. having an even number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. a hoofed, even-toed mammal of the order Artiodactyla, as the cow and other ruminants, the pig, and the hippopotamus. Compare perissodactyl. [1840–50; < New Latin Artiodactyla < Greek ártio(s) even in number + -daktyla, neuter pl. of -daktylos -dactylous] ar`ti•o•dac′ty•lous, adj.

artiodactylleft: hippopotamus footright: giraffe foot

ar·ti·o·dac·tyl

(är′tē-ō-dăk′təl) Any of various hoofed mammals having an even number of toes on each foot. Artiodactyls include the pig, sheep, ox, deer, giraffe, and hippopotamus. Also called even-toed ungulate.

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 footartiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulatehoofed mammal, ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomicallyArtiodactyla, 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 toesswine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animalsmusk hog, peccary - nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South Americahippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, river horse, hippo - massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africaruminant - any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartmentscamel - cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regionsllama - wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a humpVicugna 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 Artiodactylaartiodactylous, even-toedzoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals