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ungulate.

Having hooves.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt//ˈʌŋɡjʊleɪt/
  1. Having hooves.

    not-comparable · usually
  2. Shaped like a hoof.

    not-comparable · usually
Where this word comes from

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).

noun/ˈʌŋɡjʊlɪt//ˈʌŋɡjʊleɪt/
  1. An ungulate animal; a hooved mammal of the clade Euungulata.

    The majority of large land mammals are ungulates.
  2. A member of the now obsolete clade Ungulata.

    especially
Where this word comes from

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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