ungulate

1 of 2

adjective

un·​gu·​late ˈəŋ-gyə-lət 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Massive ungulates like big versions of rhinos and antelope roamed the land. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024

The letter also notes that lions help curb the spread among ungulates of chronic wasting disease, a highly contagious prion disease, by removing sick animals. —Byhannah Richter, science.org, 1 Nov. 2024

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

Kids Definition

ungulate

1 of 2 adjective

un·​gu·​late ˈəŋ-gyə-lət 

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  ˈən- 

-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)