artiodactyl

English

artiodactyls

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (ártios, “even”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger, toe”)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɑː(ɹ).tiː.əʊˈdæk.tɪl/

Noun

artiodactyl (plural artiodactyls)

(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals.

Translations

any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes

Bulgarian: Чифтокопитен n (Čiftokopiten)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 偶蹄目 (zh) (ǒutímù)
Finnish: sorkkaeläin
French: artiodactyle (fr) m
German: Paarhufer (de) m, Paarzeher m, paarzehiges Huftier n
Icelandic: klaufdýr n

Italian: artiodattilo (it) m
Japanese: 偶蹄目 (ja) (ぐうていもく, gūteimoku), ウシ目 (ja) (ushi-moku)
Malay: artiodaktil
Polish: parzystokopytne n
Portuguese: artiodáctilo m
Romanian: artiodactil (ro) n
Russian: парнокопы́тное (ru) n (parnokopýtnoje)

See also

perissodactyl

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