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ungulate
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un·gu·late  (nggy-lt, -lt)
adj.
1.
a. Having hooves.
b. Resembling hooves; hooflike.
2. Of or belonging to the former order Ungulata, now divided into the orders Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla and composed of the hoofed mammals such as horses, cattle, deer, swine, and elephants.
n.
An ungulate mammal.

[Latin ungultus, from ungula, hoof, diminutive of unguis, nail; see unguis.]

ungulate [ˈʌŋgjʊlɪt -ˌleɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of a large group of mammals all of which have hooves: divided into odd-toed ungulates (see perissodactyl) and even-toed ungulates (see artiodactyl)
[from Late Latin ungulātus having hooves, from ungula]

ungulate  (nggy-lt)
A hoofed mammal. Ungulates belong to two orders, Artiodactyla (those having an even number of toes) and Perissodactyla (those having an odd number of toes). See more at artiodactylperissodactyl

ungulate
a mammal having hoofs, as the cow, horse, etc. — ungulate, adj.
See also: Animals
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ungulateungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
hoof - the foot of an ungulate mammal
dinocerate - an extinct ungulate
odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal - placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
cannon, shank - lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
hock-joint, hock - tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
Adj.1.ungulateungulate - having or resembling hoofs; "horses and other hoofed animals"
unguiculate, unguiculated - having or resembling claws or nails; "unguiculate animals"; "an unguiculate flower petal"
Translations
ungulate [ˈʌŋgjʊleɪt]
A. ADJungulado
B. Nungulado m
ungulate
nHuftier nt, → Ungulat m (spec)
adj mammalmit Hufen


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