ungulate

American  

[uhng-gyuh-lit, -leyt] / ˈʌŋ gyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having hoofs.

2. belonging or pertaining to the Ungulata, a former order of all hoofed mammals, now divided into the odd-toed perissodactyls and even-toed artiodactyls.

3. hooflike.

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noun

1. a hoofed mammal.

ungulate British  

/ -ˌleɪt, ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt /

noun

1. any of a large group of mammals all of which have hooves: divided into odd-toed ungulates (perissodactyls) and even-toed ungulates (artiodactyls) See perissodactyl artiodactyl

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ungulate Scientific  

/ ŭng′gyə-lĭt /

1. A hoofed mammal. Ungulates belong to two orders, Artiodactyla (those having an even number of toes) and Perissodactyla (those having an odd number of toes).

2. See more at artiodactyl perissodactyl

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Other Word Forms

• interungulate adjective

Etymology

Origin of ungulate

First recorded in 1795–1805, ungulate is from the Late Latin word ungulātus having claws or hoofs. See ungula, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

We hear “the strangled ungulate blurt” of a distressed elk, “the ruminant crunch” of a grazing sheep.

From The Wall Street Journal

That, when combined with climate change, makes the goats especially vulnerable, said William Moore, ungulate specialist for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

From Seattle Times

“The ungulate mother need not die. She was just protecting her offspring.”

From Seattle Times

For example, when solar farms are built in an ungulate's range, they can negatively impact habitat and create barriers to movement for resident and migratory animals.

From Science Daily

Darwin attributed their tameness to a lack of predators and large nonnative ungulates in their native haunts.

From Los Angeles Times