Ungulata

See also: ungulata

Translingual

Etymology

Latin ungulatus (“having hoofs or having talons”)

Proper noun

Ungulata

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the superorder Laurasiatheria – a polyphyletic form taxon, which included hoofed animals.

Hyponyms

(order): Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates); Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates); Tubulidentata (aardvarks); Hyracoidea (hyraxes); Sirenia (dugongs and manatees), Proboscidea (elephants) - orders of former members of Ungulata.

Further reading

Ungulate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ungulata in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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