ungulate
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomicallySynonyms: hoofed mammalType of placental, placental mammalKinds dinocerate, odd-toed ungulate, even-toed ungulateParts hoof, hock, cannon
Adjective (1)
- having or resembling hoofs“horses and other hoofed animals”Synonyms: ungulatedhoofedhoovedSimilar solid-hoofed
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Un′gu·late adjective
Origin: L. ungulatus. See Ungula.
1. Shaped like a hoof.
2. Zoology Furnished with hoofs. See the Note under Nail, noun, 1.
Un′gu·late noun
Zoology Any hoofed quadruped; one of the Ungulata.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54