Definitions
any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
Word origin
From Late Latin ungulātus, from Latin ungula (“hoof”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was substantivized from the adjective through the associated taxon's name (Ungulata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Used in a sentence
“When Owen wrote his description there was no evidence to determine the character of the extremities, whether they were ungulate, unguiculate, or pinnate, while the structure of the nostrils suggested”
“Unlike the serial manus and pes of the edentata the carpus and tarsus are here diplarthrous in structure or displaced upon each other. While the Condylarthra are ungulate with an unguiculate carpus and tarsus, […]”
“Like nearly all the land animals of Jupiter, as I was to learn later, they were ungulate, hoofs evidently being rendered necessary by the considerable areas of hardened lava on the surface of the planet, […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“hoofed mammal”8 letters
02“Hoofed animal”8 letters
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