Ungulate

//ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having hooves. not-comparable, usually

    "When Owen wrote his description there was no evidence to determine the character of the extremities, whether they were ungulate, unguiculate, or pinnate, while the structure of the nostrils suggested"

  2. 2
    Shaped like a hoof. not-comparable, usually

    "[…] areolet of only moderate size; first abscissa of the radius slightly more ungulate than in other varieties."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having or resembling hoofs wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An ungulate animal; a hooved mammal of the clade Euungulata.

    "The majority of large land mammals are ungulates."

  2. 2
    any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically wordnet
  3. 3
    A member of the now obsolete clade Ungulata. especially

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Late Latin ungulātus, from Latin ungula (“hoof”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was substantivized from the adjective through the associated taxon's name (Ungulata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

From Late Latin ungulātus, from Latin ungula (“hoof”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was substantivized from the adjective through the associated taxon's name (Ungulata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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