artiodactyl even-toed

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• Even-toed ungulate — Taxobox name = Even toed ungulates fossil range = Early Eocene Recent image caption = Right rear foot of a Masai Giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi ) at the San Diego Zoo regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia… …   Wikipedia

• even-toed ungulate — noun placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot • Syn: ↑artiodactyl, ↑artiodactyl mammal • Ant: ↑odd toed ungulate • Hypernyms: ↑ungulate, ↑hoofed mammal …   Useful english dictionary

• even-toed — adjective of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla • Syn: ↑artiodactyl, ↑artiodactylous • Pertains to noun: ↑order Artiodactyla, ↑order Artiodactyla (for: ↑artiodactylous), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• artiodactyl — n. 1. placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot; a member of the {artiodactyla}. Syn: artiodactyle, even toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammal [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• artiodactyl — adj. of, pertaining to, or belonging to the order {Artiodactyla}. Syn: artiodactylous, even toed. [WordNet 1.5] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• artiodactyl — artiodactylous, adj. /ahr tee oh dak til/, adj. 1. Zool. having an even number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. a hoofed, even toed mammal of the order Artiodactyla, comprising the pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, giraffes, pronghorns,… …   Universalium

• artiodactyl — I noun placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot • Syn: ↑even toed ungulate, ↑artiodactyl mammal • Ant: ↑odd toed ungulate (for: ↑even toed ungulate) …   Useful english dictionary

• artiodactyl mammal — noun placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot • Syn: ↑even toed ungulate, ↑artiodactyl • Ant: ↑odd toed ungulate (for: ↑even toed ungulate) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• artiodactyl — ar•ti•o•dac•tyl [[t]ˌɑr ti oʊˈdæk tɪl[/t]] adj. 1) zool. having an even number of toes or digits on each foot 2) mam a hoofed, even toed mammal of the order Artiodactyla, as the cow and other ruminants, the pig, and the hippopotamus Compare… …   From formal English to slang

• artiodactyl — /ˌatioʊˈdæktəl/ (say .ahteeoh daktuhl) adjective 1. Zoology having an even number of toes or digits on each foot. –noun 2. any animal of the mammalian order Artiodactyla, which comprises the even toed quadrupeds, as the swine, the hippopotamuses… …  

• artiodactyl — [ˌα:tɪə(ʊ) daktɪl] noun Zoology a mammal of the order Artiodactyla, which comprises the ruminants, camels, pigs, and hippopotamuses (the even toed ungulates). Origin from mod. L. Artiodactyla, from Gk artios even + daktulos finger, toe …   English new terms dictionary