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| Matching Terms: | | ungulate, ungulated
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| | Definition: | | [n] in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising all hoofed mammals; now divided into the orders Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) |
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| | See Also: | | class Mammalia, Dinocerata, eutherian, eutherian mammal, Mammalia, order Dinocerata, placental, placental mammal |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Un`gu*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ungula hoof.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An extensive group of mammals including all those that have
hoofs. It comprises the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla.
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