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Definition of artiodactyl in English: artiodactylnoun ɑːtɪə(ʊ)ˈdaktɪlɑːtɪə(ʊ)ˈdaktʌɪlˌɑrdioʊˈdæktl Zoology A mammal of the order Artiodactyla, such as a cow, sheep, camel, or pig. Example sentencesExamples - The early Eocene is important for another reason: many orders of fossil mammals (especially primates, perissodactyls, artiodactyls, rabbits, whales, and bats) make their first appearances in the fossil record.
- Marlin, sailfish, beaked whales and large artiodactyls and the recently discovered bipedal predatory dinosaur Suchomimus tenenerensis have neural spines that have broad anterior-to-posterior surfaces.
- Sirenians are members of the group known as subungulates, thought to be distantly related to hyraxes, elephants, and perhaps, artiodactyls and perissodactyls.
- Previous paleontological and molecular evidence has indicated that cetaceans and artiodactyls constitute a natural clade within the subclass Eutheria.
- Unlike artiodactyls, perissodactyls either walk on three toes (like rhinos, tapirs, many extinct horses, and other extinct groups) or on a single toe (like recent horses).
adjective ɑːtɪə(ʊ)ˈdaktɪlɑːtɪə(ʊ)ˈdaktʌɪlˌɑrdioʊˈdæktl Zoology Relating to or denoting artiodactyls. Definition of artiodactyl in US English: artiodactylnounˌɑrdioʊˈdæktlˌärdēōˈdaktl Zoology A mammal of the order Artiodactyla, such as a cow, sheep, camel, or pig. Example sentencesExamples - Unlike artiodactyls, perissodactyls either walk on three toes (like rhinos, tapirs, many extinct horses, and other extinct groups) or on a single toe (like recent horses).
- Marlin, sailfish, beaked whales and large artiodactyls and the recently discovered bipedal predatory dinosaur Suchomimus tenenerensis have neural spines that have broad anterior-to-posterior surfaces.
- Previous paleontological and molecular evidence has indicated that cetaceans and artiodactyls constitute a natural clade within the subclass Eutheria.
- The early Eocene is important for another reason: many orders of fossil mammals (especially primates, perissodactyls, artiodactyls, rabbits, whales, and bats) make their first appearances in the fossil record.
- Sirenians are members of the group known as subungulates, thought to be distantly related to hyraxes, elephants, and perhaps, artiodactyls and perissodactyls.
adjectiveˌɑrdioʊˈdæktlˌärdēōˈdaktl Zoology Relating to or denoting artiodactyls. |