Meanings of artiodactyls in English

As it turned out, whales were not only more closely-related to artiodactyls than to the mesonychids.

They actually are artiodactyls.

Biomolecular and genetic studies repeatedly found that whales were most closely related to the group of hoofed mammals called artiodactyls, particularly hippos.

The pig is an obvious choice due to its economic and medical importance as well as its evolutionary position in the artiodactyls.