ungulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce ungulate in British English:
UK [ˈʌŋgjʊlət]
How to pronounce ungulate in American English:
US [ˈʌŋɡjəlɪt, -ˌlet]
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- Noun:
- any of a number of hoofed mammals superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
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- Adjective:
- having or resembling hoofs
Word Origin
- ungulate
- ungulate: see nail
- ungulate (adj.)
- "hoofed," 1802, from Late Latin ungulatus "hoofed," from ungula "hoof, claw, talon," diminutive (in form but not sense) of unguis "nail" (see ungual). Ungulata, the order of hoofed mammals, is recorded from 1839.
Example
- 1. Application and development of scatology in researches on ungulate abundance .
- 2. Maned ungulate mammal domesticated for riding and for use as a draft animal .
- 3. It is said that our school is preparing to construct an ungulate research institution .
- 4. Kekexili ; ungulate ; microhistological analysis of feces ; overlap of diet .
- 5. They are the second fastest land mammal and the fastest ungulate ( hoofed mammal ) , clocking in at anywhere from 40 to 60 miles per hour .