ungulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having hooves.
  2. Shaped like a hoof.
noun
  1. An ungulate animal; a hooved mammal of the clade Euungulata.
  2. A member of the now obsolete clade Ungulata.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt/ /ˈʌŋɡjʊleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ungulate.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-ungulate.wav

Word forms

ungulate more ungulate most ungulate ungulates

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).

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