UNGULATE Definition & Meaning

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ungulate

[ uhng-gyuh-lit, -leyt ]

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adjective

having hoofs.
belonging or pertaining to the Ungulata, a former order of all hoofed mammals, now divided into the odd-toed perissodactyls and even-toed artiodactyls.
hooflike.

noun

a hoofed mammal.

ungulate

/ -ˌleɪt; ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt /

noun

any of a large group of mammals all of which have hooves: divided into odd-toed ungulates (perissodactyls) and even-toed ungulates (artiodactyls) See perissodactyl artiodactyl

ungulate

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A hoofed mammal. Ungulates belong to two orders, Artiodactyla (those having an even number of toes) and Perissodactyla (those having an odd number of toes).
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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ungulate¹

First recorded in 1795–1805, ungulate is from the Late Latin word �ܲԲ��ܱ��ٳܲ� having claws or hoofs. See ungula, -ate ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ungulate¹

C19: from Late Latin �ܲԲ��ܱ��ٳܲ� having hooves, from ungula

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There were also concerns about the ungulates’ threat to sensitive habitats.

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“The ungulate mother need not die. She was just protecting her offspring.”

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A new set of maps that document the movements of ungulates was published today in the fourth volume of the Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States.

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Darwin attributed their tameness to a lack of predators and large nonnative ungulates in their native haunts.

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But one ungulate remains unaddressed on the island—the bison.

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