Ungulate - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Ungulate :  adj : having or resembling hoofs; "horses and other hoofed animals" [syn: ungulated, hoofed, hooved] [ant: unguiculate] (noun)

1: any of a number of hoofed mammals superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically [syn: hoofed mammal]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Ungulate : \Un"gu*late\, a. [L. ungulatus. See Ungula.] 1. Shaped like a hoof.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Furnished with hoofs. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Ungulate : \Un"gu*late\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any hoofed quadruped; one of the Ungulata.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Ungulate

bandwagoning: @MaudeTheCow Suggest you & two friends put your stockings in the farmyard. Santa will then tri-Ungulate their position.
the_kerouac_cat: HOLY Ungulate BATMAN, I UPDATED MY BLOG. http://spsein.blogspot.com/2009/12/wtf-sykes-wtf.html
milltyl: @_kennedy nope, Northern Brewer supplied that Ungulate smear title. I wouldn't feel right naming something that already has a name...
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