even-toed ungulate
even-toed ungulate noun: any mammal in the order Artiodactyla, including camels, pigs and ruminants such as deer, cattle, goats, sheep and antelopes; as well as, in recent years, cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).
Noun
even-toed ungulate (plural even-toed ungulates)
- Any mammal in the order Artiodactyla, including camels, pigs and ruminants such as deer, cattle, goats, sheep and antelopes; as well as, in recent years, cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).
- Synonyms:
- artiodactyl, cetartiodactyl
Synonyms of even-toed ungulate
Forms of even-toed ungulate
| plural | even-toed ungulates |
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Origin of even-toed ungulate
From even-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Artiodactyla, from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (ártios, “even in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.
Questions about even-toed ungulate
- What does even-toed ungulate mean?
- Even-toed ungulate means any mammal in the order Artiodactyla, including camels, pigs and ruminants such as deer, cattle, goats, sheep and antelopes; as well as, in recent years, cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).
- What part of speech is even-toed ungulate?
- Even-toed ungulate is a noun.
- What is the plural of even-toed ungulate?
- The plural of even-toed ungulate is even-toed ungulates.
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