artiodactyl

Meaning

Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla.

Synonyms

even-toed ungulate

artiodactyl mammal

even-toed

artiodactylous

deer

🦌

ungulate

artiodactyle

Translations

artiodactyle

artiodáctilo

Paarhufer

artiodàctil

artiodátilo

artiodattilo

Paarzehiges Huftier

Paarzeher

Artiodàctil

ungulados

Artiodactyla

Paraxonia

Hirsch

🦌

Rehe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɑːtɪəʊˈdaktɪl/

Etymology

From scientific Latin Artiodactyla (suborder name), from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (ártios, “even”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger, toe”).