ungulate

Other forms: ungulates

Definitions of ungulate

1. noun

   any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
   synonyms: hoofed mammal

   types:

   dinocerate

   an extinct ungulate

   odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal

   placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot

   artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate

   placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot

   dinoceras, uintathere

   a variety of dinocerate

   equid, equine

   hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck

   rhino, rhinoceros

   massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout

   tapir

   large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout

   swine

   stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

   musk hog, peccary

   nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America

   Hippopotamus amphibius, hippo, hippopotamus, river horse

   massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa

   ruminant

   any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments

   camel

   cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

   llama

   wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump

   Vicugna vicugna, vicuna

   small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat

   type of:

   eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal

   mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
2. adjective

   having or resembling hoofs
   synonyms: hoofed, hooved, ungulated

   solid-hoofed

   having solid hooves

   antonyms:

   unguiculate

   having or resembling claws or nails

   clawed

   having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form

   clawlike

   resembling a claw