un·gu·late
ˈəŋ-gyə-lət 
ˈən-,
-ˌlāt
1
: having hooves
ungulate mammals
2
: of, relating to, or affecting ungulates
ungulate diseases
: 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
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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
Negative impacts include livestock and pet degradation, and reduced ungulate hunting opportunities.
—Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2022
Lion, ungulate, and visitor reactions to playbacks of lion roars at Zoo Atlanta.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2013
The plan is aimed at reducing overpopulated ungulate populations, and dispersing those elk and deer more broadly across the region.
—Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2022
Deer are Utah’s main migratory ungulate species, Olson said.
—Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
Topics include favorite methods for excavating ungulate innards and the joys of canning raw bear meat.
—Rachel Levin, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022
And fewer individuals of several ungulate species were found to be migrating.
—Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2022
Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
Darwin attributed their tameness to a lack of predators and large nonnative ungulates in their native haunts.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
As temperatures rise, snow melts and vegetation greens up in late spring, ungulates leave their winter habitat at low elevations and move to higher summer ranges.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
Agencies insist that the presence of wildlife is a condition of the land, and that management responses, including public hunting, are the preferred tools to reduce populations of meddlesome wild ungulates.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 21 Dec. 2023
These grasses are better adapted to herbivory than the native grasses of the New World, which has few native ungulates.
—Mary Roach, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The docents are volunteers who essentially hang out at the preserve to say hello and explain why there are hundreds of even-toed ungulates munching away on the grasses.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
Tens of thousands of these ticks can latch onto a single moose, driving the ungulate to single-mindedly scratch off much of its coat to get rid of them, decreasing the moose’s foraging time.
—Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2023
Wolves in the West In Yellowstone National Park and around the West, wolves have access to ample wild ungulates like elk, deer, and pronghorn, Rabe says.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 23 Aug. 2023
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
Negative impacts include livestock and pet degradation, and reduced ungulate hunting opportunities.
—Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2022
Lion, ungulate, and visitor reactions to playbacks of lion roars at Zoo Atlanta.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2013
The plan is aimed at reducing overpopulated ungulate populations, and dispersing those elk and deer more broadly across the region.
—Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2022
Deer are Utah’s main migratory ungulate species, Olson said.
—Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
Topics include favorite methods for excavating ungulate innards and the joys of canning raw bear meat.
—Rachel Levin, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022
And fewer individuals of several ungulate species were found to be migrating.
—Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2022
Noun
Although species continue to migrate across the West, about 75% of migration routes for ungulates have been lost.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
Darwin attributed their tameness to a lack of predators and large nonnative ungulates in their native haunts.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
As temperatures rise, snow melts and vegetation greens up in late spring, ungulates leave their winter habitat at low elevations and move to higher summer ranges.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
Agencies insist that the presence of wildlife is a condition of the land, and that management responses, including public hunting, are the preferred tools to reduce populations of meddlesome wild ungulates.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 21 Dec. 2023
These grasses are better adapted to herbivory than the native grasses of the New World, which has few native ungulates.
—Mary Roach, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The docents are volunteers who essentially hang out at the preserve to say hello and explain why there are hundreds of even-toed ungulates munching away on the grasses.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
Tens of thousands of these ticks can latch onto a single moose, driving the ungulate to single-mindedly scratch off much of its coat to get rid of them, decreasing the moose’s foraging time.
—Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2023
Wolves in the West In Yellowstone National Park and around the West, wolves have access to ample wild ungulates like elk, deer, and pronghorn, Rabe says.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 23 Aug. 2023
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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-
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)
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