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ARTIODACTYLOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does artiodactylous mean?
• ARTIODACTYLOUS (adjective)
The adjective ARTIODACTYLOUS has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla
Familiarity information: ARTIODACTYLOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
artiodactyl; artiodactylous; even-toed
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)
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