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ARTIODACTYLOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla
Synonyms:
artiodactyl; artiodactylous; even-toed
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Pertainym:
order Artiodactyla (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)
Derivation:
Artiodactyla (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)
