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un·gu·late

(ŭng′gyə-lĭt, -lāt′)

A hoofed mammal, such as a horse, pig, deer, buffalo, or antelope, belonging to the former order Ungulata, now divided into several orders including Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla.

[Latin ungulātus, from ungula, hoof, diminutive of unguis, nail; see unguis.]

un′gu·late adj.

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ungulate

(ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt)

1. (Zoology) any of a large group of mammals all of which have hooves: divided into odd-toed ungulates (perissodactyls) and even-toed ungulates (artiodactyls). See perissodactyl, artiodactyl

2. (Animals) any of a large group of mammals all of which have hooves: divided into odd-toed ungulates (perissodactyls) and even-toed ungulates (artiodactyls). See perissodactyl, artiodactyl

[C19: from Late Latin ungulātus having hooves, from ungula]

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un•gu•late

(ˈʌŋ gyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt)

adj.

1. having hoofs.

2. belonging or pertaining to the former order Ungulata, comprising all hoofed mammals, now divided into the odd-toed perissodactyls and the even-toed artiodactyls.

3. hooflike.

4. a hoofed mammal.

[1795–1805; < Late Latin ungulātus hoofed = Latin ungul(a) hoof (ung(uis) (see unguis) + -ula -ule) + -ātus -ate¹]

un·gu·late

(ŭng′gyə-lĭt)

A hoofed mammal. There are two kinds of ungulates: those having an even number of toes (artiodactyls) and those having an odd number of toes (perissodactyls).

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ungulate

a mammal having hoofs, as the cow, horse, etc. — ungulate, adj.

ungulate

[ˈʌŋgjʊleɪt]

A. ADJ → ungulado

B. N → ungulado m

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ungulate

n → Huftier nt, → Ungulat m (spec)

adj mammal → mit Hufen

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Populations of wild ungulates have increased rapidly over last decades in many European countries (Milner et al.

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Sexual segregation exists in many ungulates (Ruckstuhl and Kokko, 2002; Ruckstuhl and Neuhaus, 2002).

A Field Test of the Activity Budget Hypothesis: The Case of Blue Sheep in Helan Mountains of Ningxia, China

Cougars killed 1.49 times as many ungulates in the summer as in the winter, as more young prey were taken.

CWD affects antler restrictions: CWD, winter, and lions affecting wildlife, while baiting may generate needed revenue

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Noun	1.	ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically hoofed mammal eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials hoof - the foot of an ungulate mammal dinocerate - an extinct ungulate odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal - placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot cannon, shank - lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals hock-joint, hock - tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
Adj.	1.	ungulate - having or resembling hoofs; "horses and other hoofed animals" hoofed, hooved, ungulated unguiculate, unguiculated - having or resembling claws or nails; "unguiculate animals"; "an unguiculate flower petal"