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order Artiodactyla

order Artiodactyla

1 9.8
A group of animals with hooves and an even number of toes like pigs, cattle and deer
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrdər ˌɑrtiəˈdæktɪlə/
  • Specialized
: orden Artiodactyla
  • The order Artiodactyla includes animals such as cattle, pigs, and deer.

Examples

  • Members of the order Artiodactyla are characterized by having an even number of toes on each foot.

  • The order Artiodactyla includes animals like cows and deer.

  • Researchers studied the evolution of limb structure in the order Artiodactyla.

  • Did you know that the order Artiodactyla has over 200 species?

  • Members of the order Artiodactyla are characterized by having an even number of functional toes on each foot.

  • The order Artiodactyla includes a diverse range of animals such as hippos, giraffes, and sheep.

  • Did you know that there are more than 200 species in the order Artiodactyla?

Synonyms

Artiodactyla
vsorder Artiodactyla
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Animals like cows, deer, and pigs that have hooves and an even number of toes

is the same taxon but given as the formal rank label

Surface Forms

order Artiodactyla singular
orders Artiodactyla plural

Morphology

order + Artiodactyla

This is fully compositional: 'order' as a taxonomic rank combined with the taxon name 'Artiodactyla' directly yields the meaning 'the taxonomic order Artiodactyla (hoofed mammals)'. The rank+name construction is a standard, cross-linguistic pattern, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand it.

Etymology

Order Artiodactyla comes from the Greek parts artio and dactyl, meaning 'even' and 'toe', and so it names a group of hoofed animals that have an even number of toes on each foot, such as pigs, deer, and cattle.