ARTIODACTYL


Meaning of ARTIODACTYL in English

[ar.tio.dac.tyl] n [NL Artiodactyla, fr. Gk artios fitting, even-numbered + daktylos finger, toe; akin to Gk arariskein to fit--more at arm] (ca. 1879): any of an order (Artiodactyla) of ungulates (as the camel or pig) with an even number of functional toes on each foot -- artiodactyl adj

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