Subungulata

plural noun

Sub·​ungulata

¦səb+

in some classifications

: a major division of Eutheria comprising the mammalian orders Hyracoidea, Proboscidea, and sometimes Sirenia together with a variable group of extinct forms

subungulate

"+

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sub- + Ungulata

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