hoofed mammal
- noun
- /hufd ˈmæməl/
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mamífero pezuñudo
- In the grasslands, many hoofed mammals roam freely, searching for food and water.
- hoofed mammals beast
- hoofed mammals whose descendants
- hoofed mammals whose descendants eventually
Examples
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We can now show that whales are, in fact, hoofed mammals that took to sea.
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The most diverse group of these hoofed mammals in South America was the notoungulates, eventually comprising hundreds of species.
Academic text (2009) -
In contrast to other ungulates, hoofed mammals like white tailed deer, white tailed deer give birth to hiders.
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In the "Age of Mammals," a parade of creatures that once wandered the Earth includes a giant jaguar, an enormous horned animal known as a "thunder beast," and a hoofed mammal whose descendants eventually abandoned land for the sea and turned into whales.
Academic text (2010) -
Goats and other hoofed mammals browsed on remnants of grass while waiting to be milked or slaughtered.
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Today's pigs, cows, and hippopotamuses showcase the diversity within the group of hoofed mammals.
Synonyms
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A mammal with hooves like a horse or cow
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a mammal that has hooves' is directly and predictably composed from the adjective 'hoofed' (having hooves) modifying the noun 'mammal'. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is straightforward and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Hoofed mammal names a mammal with hard feet called 'hooves', like horses, deer and cows. Think of the animal standing on a hard toe instead of a soft foot, and that clear image explains why it means 'a mammal that has hooves'.