ungulate

[uhng-gyuh-lit, -leyt]

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.

noun

1. a hoofed mammal.

ungulate

/ -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

ungulate

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

Other Word Forms

• interungulate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ungulate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ungulate¹

C19: from Late Latin ungulātus having hooves, from _ungula

Example Sentences

There were also concerns about the ungulates’ threat to sensitive habitats.

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

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A new set of maps that document the movements of ungulates was published today in the fourth volume of the Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States.

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

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But one ungulate remains unaddressed on the island—the bison.

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