About The Word Artiodactyla
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Artiodactyla
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What's The Definition Of Artiodactyla?
[n] 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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Artiodactyla: order Artiodactyla Related Terms | Find terms related to Artiodactyla: See Also | animal order | artiodactyl | artiodactyl mammal | Camelidae | Eutheria | even-toed ungulate | family Camelidae | family Hippopotamidae | family Suidae | family Tayassuidae | Hippopotamidae | Ruminantia | subclass Eutheria | suborder Ruminantia | Suidae | Tayassuidae Artiodactyla In Webster's Dictionary \Ar`ti*o*dac"ty*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? even +
? finger or toe.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
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