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Artiodactyla - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Artiodactyla : (noun)
1: 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 [syn: Artiodactyla, order Artiodactyla]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Artiodactyla : \Ar`ti*o*dac"ty*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? even _
? finger or toe.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional
toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit
of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is
asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog,
the sheep, and the ox; -- opposed to Perissodactyla.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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