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Definition of Artiodactyl

1. Noun. Placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla.

Definition of Artiodactyl

1. Noun. (zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Artiodactyl

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Artiodactyl

artilects artilleries artillerist artillerists artillery artillery fire artillery plant artillery shell artillery unit artilleryman

artillerymen artily artiness artinesses artinite artiodactyl (current term) artiodactyl mammal artiodactyla artiodactyle artiodactyles

artiodactylous artiodactyls artis artisan artisan's lien artisanal artisanally artisans artisanship artisanships

Literary usage of Artiodactyl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On the Genesis of Species by St. George Jackson Mivart (1871)
"Others, again, inclined the balance of probability toward the artiodactyl. Finally, it appears that this very recently extinct beast presents a ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1912)
"... (c) fibula articulating strongly with the anterior face of the calcaneum (artiodactyl); (3) dorso-lumbar vertebra; 19 (artiodactyl, rodent). ..."

3. Outlines of Evolutionary Biology by Arthur Dendy (1912)
"In the artiodactyl series (Fig. 98) we find the hippopotamus, ... The gradual reduction (if the number of digits in the artiodactyl series is accompanied by ..."

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