artiodactyl
Americanadjective
noun
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adjective
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Any of various hoofed mammals of the order Artiodactyla, having an even number of toes on each foot. Artiodactyls include the pig, sheep, ox, deer, giraffe, and hippopotamus.
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Also called even-toed ungulate
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Etymology
Origin of artiodactyl
From New Latin, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at artio-, dactyl
Example Sentences
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Sus, artiodactyl and omnivorous, has not always been so popular.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bones of the foot of four different forms of the artiodactyl type 187 83.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by Romanes, George John
In the artiodactyl foot, the reduction resulted in the gradual diminution of the two outer of the four remaining toes, the third and fourth doing all the work, and thus increasing in size and power.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by Romanes, George John
In the Miocene the evolution of the two-toed artiodactyl foot was well-nigh completed.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
One leading to the existing perissodactyl foot, and the other, apparently later, resulting in the artiodactyl type.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by Romanes, George John
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