ungulate

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.

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

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ungulate [ung-gyew-lit]

Noun

a hoofed mammal [Latin ungula hoof]

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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

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ungulate

a mammal having hoofs, as the cow, horse, etc. — ungulate, adj.

See also: Animals

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically hoofed mammal 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.	ungulate - having or resembling hoofs; "horses and other hoofed animals" hoofed, hooved, ungulated unguiculate, unguiculated - having or resembling claws or nails; "unguiculate animals"; "an unguiculate flower petal"