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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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