English > ungulate: 2 senses > noun 1, animal| Meaning | 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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| Adjectives | ungulate | having or resembling hoofs |
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