even-toed
8.4
A mammal with an even number of toes on each foot, like a cow or a deer
- adjective
- /ˈiːvən toʊd/
- Specialized
:
paradáctilo
- Cattle and pigs are examples of even-toed ungulates that belong to the order Artiodactyla.
- even-toed ungulates
Examples
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Hooves in an archaic whale are not surprising, as the closest living relatives of cetaceans are even-toed ungulates such as pigs and deer.
Academic text (2001) -
Many even-toed mammals, like deer and camels, have adapted to various environments.
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While cattle are its primary victims, the disease can affect buffaloes and other even-toed ungulates.
Academic text (2013) -
The farm is home to both even-toed animals, such as sheep, and odd-toed ones, like horses.
Synonyms
9.9
A mammal that has an even number of toes on each foot, like a cow or pig
is the same meaning but appears in the basic form without the suffix
9.9
Relating to animals with hooves and an even number of toes, like cows
is the same meaning but appears with an extra adjectival ending
Surface Forms
even-toed positive
Morphology
Etymology
Even-toed comes from two simple English parts: even meaning 'equal' and toe meaning 'toe'. So even-toed describes animals that have an equal number of toes on each foot, like cows, deer, and pigs.
