UNGULATE

ungulate, ungulated, hoofed, hooved

(adjective) having or resembling hoofs; “horses and other hoofed animals”

ungulate, hoofed mammal

(noun) any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ungulate (not generally comparable, comparative more ungulate, superlative most ungulate)

Having hooves.

Shaped like a hoof.

Noun

ungulate (plural ungulates)

An ungulate animal; a hooved mammal.

Source: Wiktionary


Un"gu*late, a. Etym: [L. ungulatus. See Ungula.]

1. Shaped like a hoof.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Furnished with hoofs. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.

Un"gu*late, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any hoofed quadruped; one of the Ungulata.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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