artiodactyls
nounUK /ˌɑːtiəʊˈdæktɪlz/
US /ˌɑːrtioʊˈdæktɪlz/
Artiodactyls are animals with hooves that have an even number of toes, like cows and pigs.
Deer, sheep, and giraffes are all artiodactyls.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A scientific order of mammals that includes pigs, hippos, camels, deer, and cattle.
Scientists classify whales as artiodactyls because of their evolutionary history.
3. Animals whose weight is carried mainly on two enlarged toes, the third and fourth.
The fossil showed clear features of early artiodactyls.
4. A group of mammals that often chew cud and have a four-chambered stomach.
Many artiodactyls, such as cows and goats, are ruminants.