ungulateadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈʌŋɡjᵿlət/,

/ˈʌŋɡjᵿleɪt/, U.S.

/ˈəŋɡjələt/,

/ˈəŋɡjəˌleɪt/

Etymology: < Latin ungulātus, < ungula hoof.

1. Having the form of a hoof; hoof-shaped.

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the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > having specific shape

fingered1597

fistular1640

umbilicated1693

pectinal1705

fornicated1750

deltoid1753

linguiform1753

panduriform1753

lingulated1754

campaniform1758

augmented1760

ringed1760

securiform1760

urceolate1760

utricular1760

lingulate1763

vermicular1766

pandurated1771

navicular1793

semicolumnar1793

ungulate1802

capitellate1808

meniscoid1821

virgate1821

mitriform1824

pulvinate1824

caudated1829

vulviform1829

caudate1830

circinate1830

intruded1830

trochlear1830

scalariform1836

hippocrepiform1847

neottious1850

pulviniform1851

foxglove-shaped1856

clathroid1857

molariform1857

velate1857

strombuliform1859

calceiform1860

coralline1860

forniciform1860

urceolar1860

calceolate1861

frustulose1866

pandurate1866

intruse1870

scalar1880

meniscoidal1881

fingerposted1885

applanate1887

trochleariform1895

naviculoid1898

halonate1911

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > having feet of horn > hoof-like

ungulate1858

hoofish1862

1802 R. Hall Elem. Bot. 193 Ungulate, or Hoof-shaped, ungulatus.

1858 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. II. 634 Feet tridactylous, with all the toes insistent, ungulate.

1888 G. Allen in Longman's Mag. July 303 The slender and delicate ungulate feet of the gazelles and the chamois.

a. Of quadrupeds: Having hoofs.The classification was introduced by Ray (1693).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [adjective]

hoofed1513

horn-footed1611

hoofya1674

hoof-footed1721

ungulated1822

ungulate1839

hoplopodous1854

subungulate1889

1839 G. Roberts Dict. Geol. (at cited word) An ungulate quadruped.

1872 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 6) vii. 179 The competition..must be between giraffe and giraffe, and not with the other ungulate animals.

1872 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 6) xi. 302 The existing horse and certain older ungulate forms.

1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 32 The odd-toed division of ungulate Mammalia.

b. n. An ungulate animal.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [noun] > hoofed animal

hoof1535

ungulate1842

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1274/2 Ungulates, Ungulata.

1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 236 In the odd-toed or ‘perissodactyle’ ungulates.

1894 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. II. 152 In all the Ungulates the limbs have entirely ceased to be used as organs of prehension.

Derivatives

rare.

ˈungulated adj.

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