artiodactylous

adjective

Meaning

Having an even number of digits on each foot, typically two or four, in the manner of even-toed ungulates.

Examples

  • Biologists classify pigs and camels as artiodactylous mammals.
  • The fossil record shows the transition of early artiodactylous ancestors.

Synonyms: even-toed, cloven-hoofed, ungulate, artiodactyl