ungulates

²ungulate

noun

Definition of UNGULATE

: a hoofed typically herbivorous quadruped mammal (as an artiodactyl or a perissodactyl) of a group formerly considered a major mammalian taxon (Ungulata)

Origin of UNGULATE

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

First Known Use: circa 1842

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