ungulate

Adj

1. (not-comparable, usually) Having hooves.
2. (not-comparable, usually) Shaped like a hoof.

Noun

1. An ungulate animal; a hooved mammal.
2. (especially) A member of the now obsolete clade Ungulata.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌŋɡjələt/

Etymology

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).

Synonyms

hoofed

hoofed mammal

hoofed animal

hooved

ungulated

artiodactyl mammal

even-toed ungulate

perissodactyl

Ungulata

deer

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hoof

odd-toed

artiodactyl