Definition of Artiodactyla. Meaning of Artiodactyla. Synonyms of Artiodactyla

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Definition of Artiodactyla

Artiodactyla
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.

Meaning of Artiodactyla from wikipedia

- Artiodactyls are placental mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla (/ˌɑːrtioʊˈdæktɪlə/ AR-tee-oh-DAK-tih-lə, from Ancient Gr**** ἄρτιος, ártios 'even'...
- split hoof is a hoof split into two toes. Members of the mammalian order Artiodactyla that possess this type of hoof include cattle, deer, pigs, antelopes...
- orders: Perissodactyla including equines, rhinoceroses, and tapirs; and Artiodactyla including cattle, antelope, pigs, giraffes, camels, sheep, deer, and...
- Raccoon, Procyon lotor Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Antilocapridae Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana Order: Artiodactyla   Family: Bovidae American bison...
- and guanacos. Camelids are even-toed ungulates classified in the order Artiodactyla, along with species including whales, pigs, deer, cattle, and antelopes...
- extant ferungulate mammals, this is known only within members of order Artiodactyla. However, this feature is found also in many extinct members of Ferungulata...
- (2009). "Capra ibex (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)". Mammalian Species. 830: 1–12. doi:10.1644/830.1. Ansell, W. F. H. 1972. Order Artiodactyla. Part 15. Pp. 1–84...
- The Russian Far East (Russian: Дальний Восток России, IPA: [ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ]) is a region in North Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia...
- but orders of mammals and invertebrates are not so consistent (e.g. Artiodactyla, Actiniaria, Primates). For some clades covered by the International...
- early Miocene. Ruminantia is a crown group of ruminants within the order Artiodactyla, cladistically defined by Spaulding et al. as "the least inclusive clade...