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ARTIODACTYLA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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:
Artiodactyla; order Artiodactyla
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Artiodactyla" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Artiodactyla"):
artiodactyl; artiodactyl mammal; even-toed ungulate (placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot)
family Suidae; Suidae (pigs; hogs; boars)
family Tayassuidae; Tayassuidae (peccaries)
family Hippopotamidae; Hippopotamidae (hippopotami)
Ruminantia; suborder Ruminantia (cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels)
Camelidae; family Camelidae (camels and llamas and vicunas)
Holonyms ("Artiodactyla" is a member of...):
Eutheria; subclass Eutheria (all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)
Derivation:
artiodactylous (of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla)
