even-toed ungulate

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even-toed ungulate

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From even-toed (as a translation of the taxonomic name, translingual Artiodactyla, from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (ártios, “even in number”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”)) + ungulate.

noun 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).
Similar: artiodactyl, cetartiodactyl

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@misc{even_toed_ungulate_2026,
  title = {even-toed ungulate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/even-toed%20ungulate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}