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Definition 2024
Cetartiodactyla
Cetartiodactyla
Translingual
Proper noun
Cetartiodactyla
- A taxonomic clade within the superorder Laurasiatheria – including both whales and their nearest land-dwelling relatives.
Hypernyms
- (clade): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder
Hyponyms
- (clade): Cetacea, Artiodactyla - orders