ungulate
3 synonyms and 1 antonym for ungulate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A hoofed mammal.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
unguiculate
How to use ungulate
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
hoofed ungulate
large ungulate
ungulate species
ungulate herd
Ungulate is a technical, mostly zoological term rather than everyday vocabulary.
Etymology
Ungulate comes from the Late Latin word ungulatus, which itself derives from the Latin ungula, meaning hoof. The noun use developed later, drawing on the taxonomic name Ungulata that was built from the same adjective.
Full origin of ungulate →Frequently asked questions
What is an ungulate?
An ungulate is a hoofed mammal.
Is ungulate a noun or an adjective?
It can be both: as a noun it names a hoofed mammal, and as an adjective it describes something as having hooves or being hoof-shaped.
Where does the word ungulate come from?
It comes from the Latin word ungula, meaning hoof, by way of the Late Latin ungulatus.
