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Definition of: artiodactyl
(är′tē·ō·dak′təl) noun
A member of a mammalian order or suborder (Artiodactyla) of ungulate quadrupeds with two or four equal-hoofed digits to each foot, including the ruminants, hogs, etc.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the Artiodactyla; having two or four digits to each foot. [<NL <Gk. artios even + daktylos finger, toe]
—ar′ti·o·dac′ty· lous (-ləs) adjective
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