artiodactyl

English

artiodactyls

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (artios, “even”) + δάκτυλος (daktulos, “finger, toe”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɑː(ɹ).tiː.əʊˈdæk.tɪl/

Noun

artiodactyl (plural artiodactyls)

1. (zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals.

Translations

any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes

• Finnish: sorkkaeläin (fi)
• Icelandic: klaufdýr (is) n
• Italian: artiodattilo (it) m
• Malay: artiodaktil (ms)

• Romanian: artiodactil (ro) n
• Russian: парнокопытное (ru) (parnokopýtnoje) n, представитель парнокопытных (predstavítelʼ parnokopýtnyx) m

See also

• perissodactyl