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 

• ARTIODACTYLOUS (adjective)

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)