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ungulate definition

un·gu·late (-lit, -lāt′)

adjective

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

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

noun

a mammal having hoofs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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