偶蹄目

ǒutímù

noun

Meanings

1 Artiodactyla
2 even-toed ungulates (pigs, cattle, deer, giraffes, etc.)

Characters

even (number), pair

order (taxonomic)

Examples

HSK 7-9

偶蹄目动物的脚趾数为偶数。

Ǒutímù dòngwù de jiǎozhǐ shù wéi ǒushù.

Animals of Artiodactyla have an even number of toes.

HSK 7-9

牛、羊、猪和鹿都属于偶蹄目。

Niú, yáng, zhū hé lù dōu shǔyú ǒutímù.

Cattle, sheep, pigs and deer all belong to Artiodactyla.

Tips

usage

Pair with 奇蹄目 (Perissodactyla, odd-toed ungulates: horses, rhinos, tapirs). Modern phylogenetics now groups whales inside Artiodactyla (as 鲸偶蹄目), since whales descended from hoofed mammals.

Stroke Order

偶 ǒu

蹄 tí

目 mù