Etymology · Ancient Greek
ἄρτιος
3 English words descend from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος, most common first.
- artiadhaving an even valence (one divisible by two without a remainder).
- artiodactylAny ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla.
- even-toed ungulateAny mammal in the order Artiodactyla, including camels, pigs and ruminants such as deer, cattle, goats, sheep and antelopes; as well as, in recent years, cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).