Artiodactyl Definition
ärtē-ō-dăktəl
noun
Any of an order (Artiodactyla) of hoofed mammals having an even number of toes, including swine, hippopotamuses, and all ruminants.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- even-toed ungulate
- artiodactyl mammal
Other Word Forms of Artiodactyl
Noun
Singular:
artiodactyl
Plural:
artiodactylsOrigin of Artiodactyl
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From New Latin Artiodactyla order name Greek artios even ar- in Indo-European roots Greek daktulos toe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (artios, “even”) + δάκτυλος (daktulos, “finger, toe”)
From Wiktionary
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