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ungulated

ungulated

9.3
An animal with hooves like a deer or horse
  • adjective
  • /ˈʌŋɡjʊleɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ungulado
  • Zebras are ungulated mammals that inhabit grasslands and savannas in Africa.

Examples

  • Most large herbivores in the region are ungulated, aiding their movement across rocky terrain.

  • The fossils revealed that the prehistoric creature was ungulated, similar to modern-day deer.

  • Most large herbivores in the region are ungulated, aiding their movement across rocky terrain.

  • Look at that ungulated animal!

  • The ungulated animals are fascinating to observe!

  • Zebras are ungulated mammals that inhabit grasslands and savannas in Africa.

  • The fossils revealed that the prehistoric creature was ungulated, similar to modern-day deer.

Synonyms

hoofed
vsungulated
1 4.0

Having hard feet like those of horses or cows

is an alternative adjective form referring to the same foot characteristic
ungulate
vsungulated
  • Specialized
1 9.2

Having hooves like a horse or cow

is the less common adjective form used for the same foot feature
cloven-hoofed
vsungulated
1 6.4

With hooves split into two parts like cows or goats

is the general term covering all foot types, not only split-toe ones
hooved
vsungulated
4.3

An animal with hard feet like a cow or horse

is a different spelling variant meaning the same foot feature
cloven-footed
vsungulated
7.9

Having feet with hooves split into two toes, like a cow or goat

applies more broadly to animals with hard foot coverings, not only split toes
solid-hoofed
vsungulated
8.1

An animal that has a hard, single foot not split into two toes, like a horse

is the broad term that includes both split and single foot coverings

Surface Forms

ungulated positive

Morphology

ungulated = ungulate (opaque) = un + gulate + ed

The word 'ungulated' is derived from 'ungulate', but the prefix 'un-' does not follow the standard negation pattern, making the word opaque.

Etymology

The word ungulated comes from the old root ungula, which means 'hoof', and you can think of a hoof as a big hard 'nail'. So ungulated describes animals that have or look like hooves, like deer or zebras.