ungulate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʌŋɡjələt/, /ˈʌŋɡjəleɪt/

Adjective

ungulate (not comparable)

1. Having hooves.
   • 1866, Andrew Murray, The geographical distribution of mammals, page 242:

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   • 1893, in The American naturalist, volume 27, page 126 :

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   • 2012, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Collected John Carter of Mars, volume 3:

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2. Shaped like a hoof.
   • 1922, in Indiana University studies, volume 9, page 68 :

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Translations

• French: ongulé
• German: behuft
• Portuguese: ungulado
• Russian: копы́тный
• Spanish: ungulado

Noun

ungulate (plural ungulates)

1. An ungulate animal; a hooved mammal.

   The majority of large land mammals are ungulates.

Translations

• French: ongulé
• German: Huftier
• Italian: ungulato
• Portuguese: ungulado
• Russian: копытный
• Spanish: ungulado

Related terms

• biungulate
• unguiculate
• unguligrade

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