even-toed ungulate
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From even-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Artiodactyla, from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (ártios, “even in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.
Noun
[edit]even-toed ungulate (plural even-toed ungulates)
- (zoology) Any mammal in the order Artiodactyla, including camels, pigs and ruminants such as deer, cows, goats, sheep and antelopes; as well as, in recent years, cetaceans (whales and dolphins).
- Synonym: artiodactyl
Translations
[edit]any mammal in the order Artiodactyla — see artiodactyl