Definition

Noun: - A taxonomic order of even-toed ungulates: "Order Artiodactyla" is the scientific name for the biological order comprising hoofed mammals that bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes. This order includes both non-ruminants (like pigs and hippopotamuses) and ruminants (like deer, cattle, and giraffes).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The order Artiodactyla is one of the most economically important groups of mammals for humans.
  • Paleontologists study fossils to understand the evolution of the order Artiodactyla.
  • Animals in the order Artiodactyla are characterized by a paraxonic foot structure.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic hierarchy: Used in scientific contexts to classify organisms.
  • The family Bovidae belongs to the order Artiodactyla.

Variants and Related Words

• Artiodactyl (noun): A member of the order Artiodactyla.
  • The camel is an artiodactyl adapted to desert life.
• Artiodactylous (adjective): Of or relating to the order Artiodactyla.
  • The artiodactylous limb structure is a key identifying feature.

Synonyms

• Even-toed ungulates: The common descriptive name for this order.

Noun

1. an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes