ungulate

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adjective

un·​gu·​late ˈəŋ-gyə-lət 

ˈən-,

-ˌlāt

1

: having hooves

ungulate mammals

2

: of, relating to, or affecting ungulates

ungulate diseases

ungulate

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noun

: a hoofed typically herbivorous quadruped mammal (such as a pig, cow, deer, horse, elephant, or rhinoceros) of a group formerly considered a major mammalian taxon (Ungulata) see artiodactyl, perissodactyl

Examples of ungulate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Plus, don’t miss an ungulate crash landing that saved one buyer a couple bucks. —CNN, 8 Nov. 2023

These findings show that human pluripotent stem cells can become part of ungulate embryos, but the process is not very efficient. —Study Summaries, Scientific American, 17 May 2023

Noun

The ungulates in turn attract predators such as spotted hyenas and lions. —Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024

Guiding me into the highlands for red deer, a 300-pound ungulate that lives above timberline amid the picturesque heather, is John Caithness, an affable fifty-something veteran stalker who knows the many hidden coulees and pastures of the estate where stags tend to frequent. —Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Latin ungulatus, from Latin ungula hoof, from unguis nail, hoof

Noun

New Latin Ungulata, from Late Latin, neuter plural of ungulatus

First Known Use

Adjective

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

circa 1842, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

ungulate

1 of 2 adjective

un·​gu·​late ˈəŋ-gyə-lət 

ˈən-,

-ˌlāt

1

: having hooves

2

: of or relating to the ungulates

ungulate

2 of 2 noun

: any of a group of typically plant-eating 4-footed hoofed mammals (as cows, sheep, pigs, horses, camels, and rhinoceroses)

Medical Definition

ungulate

1 of 2 adjective

un·​gu·​late ˈəŋ-gyə-lət  ˈən- 

-ˌlāt

1

: having hooves

2

: of or relating to the ungulates

ungulate

2 of 2 noun

: a hoofed typically herbivorous quadruped mammal (as a pig, camel, hippopotamus, horse, tapir, rhinoceros, or elephant) of a polyphyletic group formerly considered a major mammalian taxon (Ungulata)