Artiodactyla

Japanese: Artiodactyla
Artiodactyla

…an order of herbivorous or occasionally omnivorous hoofed mammals, or ungulates, so named because they usually have an even number of hooves, usually two or four. Most are ungulate, walking on their hooves only, and many are adapted for running, with the forearm and shin bones longer than the humerus and femur, respectively.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Artiodactyla" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…草食性まれに雑食性のひづめをもった哺乳類,すなわち有蹄類の1目で,ひづめの数がふつう2,または4個の偶数のため偶蹄目Artiodactylaと名付けられた。ほとんどのものがひづめだけを地に着けて歩く蹄行性で,多くは走るのに適した体制をもち,前腕骨と下腿骨は,それぞれ上腕骨と大腿骨よりも長い。…

※「Artiodactyla」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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