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Definition of Artiodactyla
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Eutheria, Subclass Eutheria
Member holonyms: Artiodactyl, Artiodactyl Mammal, Even-toed Ungulate, Family Suidae, Suidae, Family Tayassuidae, Tayassuidae, Family Hippopotamidae, Hippopotamidae, Ruminantia, Suborder Ruminantia, Camelidae, Family Camelidae
Derivative terms: Artiodactylous
Definition of Artiodactyla
1. n. pl. 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.
Medical Definition of Artiodactyla
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Artiodactyla
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