ungulate
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un·gu·late
(ŭng'gyū-lāt),Having hooves.
[L. ungulatus, fr. ungula, hoof]
ungulate
(ŭng′gyə-lĭt, -lāt′)n.
A hoofed mammal, such as a horse, pig, deer, buffalo, or antelope, belonging to the former order Ungulata, now divided into several orders including Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla.
un′gu·late adj.
ungulate
(ŭng′gyŭ-lāt″) [L. ungulatus, having claws or hooves]1. Having or resembling hooves.
2. Pert. to hoofed mammals such as cattle, deer, elephants, horses, and swine, now classified among several taxonomic orders.
3. An ungulate mammal.