*RUMINANTIA*
“grazing mammals”
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*SUIDAE*
“pigs”
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*CETACEA*
“whales”
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*aka “artiodactyla”*
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(the even-toed ungulates are ‘ungulates’ (aka ‘hoofed animals’) whose weight is borne approximately equally by the ‘3rd’ + ‘4th’ toes…)
(…in contrast to ‘odd-toed ungulates’ (such as horses), whose weight is borne primarily by the ‘3rd toe’)
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(the name ‘artiodactyla’ comes from the greek ἄρτιος (ártios / ‘even’) + δάκτυλος (dáktylos ‘finger/toe’), so the name “even-toed” is a translation of the ‘order name)
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(the aquatic ‘cetaceans’ evolved from ‘even-toed ungulate ancestors’, and ‘modern taxonomic classification’ therefore sub-sumes [‘artiodactyla’ + ‘cetacea’ into “cetiartiodactyla”)
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(the roughly 220 ‘artiodactyl’ species include…)
‘pigs’
‘peccaries’
‘hippopotamuses’
‘whales’
‘camels’
‘llamas’
‘alpacas’
‘mouse deer’
‘deer’
‘giraffes’
‘antelopes’
‘sheep’
‘goats’
‘cattle’
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*many of which are of great [‘dietary’ / ‘economic’ / ‘cultural’] importance to ‘humans’*
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