ungulate meaning

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ungulate (adjective): having or resembling hoofs.

ungulate has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

ungulate as an adjective

  1. having or resembling hoofs
    • horses and other hoofed animals

    Synonyms: ungulated, hoofed, hooved

    Opposite: unguiculate

    Similar: solid-hoofed

ungulate as a noun

  1. any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically

    Synonyms: hoofed mammal

    Type of: placental

    Kinds: dinocerate, odd-toed ungulate, even-toed ungulate

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in TE · 8-letter words

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