Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla
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Examples
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Grzimek writes, “In a certain sense, this double digestion is reminiscent of the rumination of artiodactyls even-toed hoofed animals.”
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Grzimek writes, “In a certain sense, this double digestion is reminiscent of the rumination of artiodactyls even-toed hoofed animals.”
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Grzimek writes, “In a certain sense, this double digestion is reminiscent of the rumination of artiodactyls even-toed hoofed animals.”
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Grzimek writes, “In a certain sense, this double digestion is reminiscent of the rumination of artiodactyls even-toed hoofed animals.”
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Not only are whales related to cows, but they are in fact close relatives of hippos, all in the group of even-toed ungulates, Artiodactyla.
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Not only are whales related to cows, but they are in fact close relatives of hippos, all in the group of even-toed ungulates, Artiodactyla.
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The result is that deer, hippos, and other even-toed ungulates “are especially susceptible of reaching the limit of their food supply resulting in malnutrition and stunting of the young.”
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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The result is that deer, hippos, and other even-toed ungulates “are especially susceptible of reaching the limit of their food supply resulting in malnutrition and stunting of the young.”
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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The fossil deer of North America, as well as many other even-toed members of the group of mammalia possessing hoofs, provide the same kind of conclusive evidence.
The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope Henry Edward Crampton
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Among the even-toed forms the hippopotamus has four which reach the ground, with a vestige of a fifth, so this animal has apparently descended from a typical mammal with the full number along a different line from that taken by the odd-toed forms.
The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope Henry Edward Crampton
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