UNGULATE

Ungulate

Ungulates are a diverse group of large mammals, most of which use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole body weight while moving. The term means, roughly, "being hoofed" or "hoofed animal". As a descriptive term, "ungulate" normally excludes cetaceans, as they do not possess most of the typical morphological characteristics of ungulates; recent discoveries indicate that they are descended from early artiodactyls, and thus are directly related to other even-toed ungulates such as cattle, with hippopotamuses being their closest living relatives. As a result of these discoveries, the new order Cetartiodactyla has ...

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ungulate

Noun

  1. An ungulate animal; a hooved mammal.
    The majority of large land mammals are ungulates.

Adjective

  1. Having hooves.
  2. Shaped like a hoof.


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