ungulate

[ uhng-gyuh-lit, -leyt ]
/ ˈʌŋ gyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
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adjective

having hoofs.
belonging or pertaining to the Ungulata, a former order of all hoofed mammals, now divided into the odd-toed perissodactyls and even-toed artiodactyls.
hooflike.

noun

a hoofed mammal.

Origin of ungulate

First recorded in 1795–1805, ungulate is from the Late Latin word ungulātus having claws or hoofs. See ungula, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM ungulate

in·ter·un·gu·late, adjective

Words nearby ungulate

unguinal, unguinous, unguis, ungula, ungular, ungulate, unguligrade, unh, unhair, unhallow, unhallowed

Words related to ungulate

hog, horse, cow, elephant, pig, swine, cattle, tapir, camel, deer, rhinoceros, giraffe, llama, buffalo, hippopotamus

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British Dictionary definitions for ungulate

ungulate
/ (ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

noun

any of a large group of mammals all of which have hooves: divided into odd-toed ungulates (perissodactyls) and even-toed ungulates (artiodactyls) See perissodactyl, artiodactyl

Word Origin for ungulate

C19: from Late Latin ungulātus having hooves, from ungula

Scientific definitions for ungulate

ungulate
[ ŭng′gyə-lĭt ]

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 artiodactyl perissodactyl.