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(-lit, -lāt′)

adjective

having hoofs; of or belonging to a former group of all mammals having hoofs
shaped like a hoof

Origin: LL ungulatus < L ungula, a hoof < unguis, a nail

noun

a mammal having hoofs

See ungulate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

a. Having hooves.
b. Resembling hooves; hooflike.
Of or belonging to the former order Ungulata, now divided into the orders Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla and composed of the hoofed mammals such as horses, cattle, deer, swine, and elephants.

noun

An ungulate mammal.

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Origin: Latin ungulātus

Origin: , from ungula, hoof

Origin: , diminutive of unguis, nail; see unguis

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