English > ungulate: 2 senses > noun 1, animalMeaning | Any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically. |
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Synonym | hoofed mammal |
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Parts | cannon, shank | Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals |
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hock, hock-joint | tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals |
hoof | The foot of an ungulate mammal |
Narrower | dinocerate | An extinct ungulate |
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even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal | placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot |
odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal | placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot |
Broader | placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal | mammals having a placenta |
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Spanish | ungulado, ungulata |
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Catalan | ungulat |
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Adjectives | ungulate | having or resembling hoofs |
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