artiodactyl

From scientific Latin Artiodactyla (suborder name), from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος (ártios, “even”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger, toe”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːtɪəʊˈdaktɪl/

artiodactyl (plural artiodactyls)

1. (zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. [from 19th c.]
   • 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador 2014, p. 397:

     I have been unable to find out if these are linked in some way to the 1945 Budapest hippos, with the possibility this would create of a parallel history of Central Europe seen through the endurance of one brave African artiodactyl family.

• perissodactyl