Ungulata

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Noun

Ungulata - in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising all hoofed mammals; now divided into the orders Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)class Mammalia, Mammalia - warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the femaleeutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupialsDinocerata, order Dinocerata - small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene

Ungulata

a superorder of mammals comprising five orders: Perissodactyla, Artiodactyla, Proboscidea, Sirenia, and Hyracoi-dea. Most ungulates are characterized by the presence of hoofs. There are one to five toes. In size, ungulates range from the size of small rabbits (Hyracoidea) to very large (elephants). Ungulates are herbivorous, rarely omnivorous. They are distributed on all continents except Antarctica (they have been introduced into New Zealand and Australia); they also inhabit the coastal waters of some seas (Sirenia). Ungulates evolved from the ancient hoofed animals the condylarths. Many are hunted commercially. The superorder includes the most valued domestic animals—horses, cattle, swine, camels, and deer.

Ungulata

Un·gu·la·ta

(ŭng'gyū-lā'tă), A division of Mammalia containing the mammals with hooves, as distinguished from the Unguiculata.

Ungulata

An obsolete taxon containing hoofed mammals.

Ungulata

noun

Words related to Ungulata

noun in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising all hoofed mammals

Related Words

class Mammalia
Mammalia
eutherian
eutherian mammal
placental
placental mammal
Dinocerata
order Dinocerata

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