Main Entry: ar·tio·dac·tyl

Pronunciation: \ˌär-tē-ō-ˈdak-t^əl\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin Artiodactyla, from Greek artios fitting, even-numbered + daktylos finger, toe; akin to Greek arariskein to fit — more at arm

Date: circa 1879

: any of an order (Artiodactyla) of ungulates (as the camel or pig) with an even number of functional toes on each foot

— artiodactyl adjective