ungulate

1 of 2

adjective

un·​gu·​late ˈəŋ-gyə-lət How to pronounce ungulate (audio)
ˈən-,
-ˌlāt
1
: having hooves
ungulate mammals
2
: of, relating to, or affecting ungulates
ungulate diseases

ungulate

2 of 2

noun

: 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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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
Noun
The ungulates in turn attract predators such as spotted hyenas and lions. Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024 Guiding me into the highlands for red deer, a 300-pound ungulate that lives above timberline amid the picturesque heather, is John Caithness, an affable fifty-something veteran stalker who knows the many hidden coulees and pastures of the estate where stags tend to frequent. Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ungulate 

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Latin ungulatus, from Latin ungula hoof, from unguis nail, hoof

Noun

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

First Known Use

Adjective

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

circa 1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ungulate was in 1839

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Cite this Entry

“Ungulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ungulate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

ungulate

1 of 2 adjective
un·​gu·​late ˈəŋ-gyə-lət How to pronounce ungulate (audio)
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 How to pronounce ungulate (audio) ˈən- How to pronounce ungulate (audio)
-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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