even-toed ungulate
English
Etymology
From even-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Artiodactyla, from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (ártios, “even in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate
Noun
even-toed ungulate (plural even-toed ungulates)
- (zoology) Any mammal in the order Artiodactyla, including camels, pigs and ruminants such as deer, cows, goats, sheep and antelopes, as well as, in recent years, cetaceans such as whales and dolphins.