OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 54747

unguligrade

/ʌŋˈɡjuːlɪˌɡɹeɪd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ungulado
An animal that walks on hooves.
Dr. [Philip] Sclater submitted a classification of the Ruminating Artio-dactyls to the Section, in which he separated the Antilocapra from the other Unguligrades.
Unguligrades (L. ungula, hoof) have reduced the number of digits present in their limbs. The unguligrade foot makes contact with the ground at the tips of the most distal digits an…
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