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Webster 1913 Edition
Artiodactyla
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Arˊti-o-dac′ty-la
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] even + [GREEK] finger or toe.]
(Zool.)
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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Artiodactyla
Artiodactyla
Translingual
Proper noun
Artiodactyla
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Laurasiatheria – the even-toed ungulates.
Hypernyms
- (order): Suina (pigs etc), Tylopoda (camels, llamas etc), Ruminantia (other ruminants) - suborders
Translations
taxonomic family
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