ARTIODACTYLA
\ˈɑːtɪˌɒdɐktˌɪlə], \ˈɑːtɪˌɒdɐktˌɪlə], \ˈɑː_t_ɪ__ˌɒ_d_ɐ_k_t_ˌɪ_l_ə]\
Definitions of ARTIODACTYLA
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
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är-ti-o-dak'til-a, n. a sub-order of the great mammalian order of Ungulata, having the third digit unsymmetrical in itself, but forming a symmetrical pair with the fourth digit--as distinguished from the Perissodactyla (horse, tapir, rhinoceros), which have the third digit of each limb symmetrical in itself, an odd number of digits on the hind-foot, and at least twenty-two dorso-lumbar vertebræ. The Artiodactyla, again, divide into two groups, the Non-Ruminantia and the Ruminantia.
By Thomas Davidson
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