tylopod

tylopod
Any even-toed ungulate mammal, of the suborder Tylopoda, including the camels

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  • tylopod — ▪ hoofed mammal       any of the pad footed, even toed, hoofed mammals of the suborder Tylopoda (order Artiodactyla). This group contains three extinct families and one living family, Camelidae (camel), which contains the camels and the lamoids… …   Universalium

  • tylopod — ty·lo·pod …   English syllables

  • tylopod — n. & adj. Zool. n. any animal that bears its weight on the sole pads of the feet rather than on the hoofs, esp. the camel. adj. (of an animal) bearing its weight in this way. Derivatives: tylopodous adj. Etymology: Gk tulos knob or tule callus,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Oromerycidae — Oromerycids Temporal range: Middle Eocene–Late Eocene …   Wikipedia

  • artiodactyl — artiodactylous, adj. /ahr tee oh dak til/, adj. 1. Zool. having an even number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. a hoofed, even toed mammal of the order Artiodactyla, comprising the pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, giraffes, pronghorns,… …   Universalium

  • Anoplotherium — Schädel von Anoplotherium commune Zeitraum Oberes Eozän bis Unterstes Oligozän 37 bis 33 Mio. Jahre Fundorte Deutschland …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tylopodous — adjective see tylopod …   Useful english dictionary

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