Meaning
2 sensesAn ungulate animal; a hooved mammal of the clade Euungulata.
The majority of large land mammals are ungulates.
Huftier
копы́тное живо́тноеkopýtnoje živótnoje, копы́тноеkopýtnoje
(especially)A member of the now obsolete clade Ungulata.
More definitions
- any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
Examples
4 sentencesIn rare cases, it preys on large ungulates.
Pigs are even-toed ungulates.
ruСвиньи — парнокопытные.
Tapirs are odd-toed ungulates.
ruТапиры — непарнокопытные.
Horses are ungulates.
ruЛошади – копытные животные.
dePferde sind Huftiere.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
hooved mammal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
hooved mammal:
Origin
From Late Latin ungulātus, from Latin ungula (“hoof”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)From Late Latin ungulātus, from Latin ungula (“hoof”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was substantivized from the adjective through the associated taxon's name (Ungulata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
plural: ungulatesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically:hoofed mammal