Ungulata
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See also: ungulata
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Latin ungulatus (“having hoofs or having talons”)
Proper noun
[edit]Ungulata
- (obsolete) A taxonomic order within the superorder Laurasiatheria – a polyphyletic form taxon, which included hoofed animals.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (order): Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates); Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates); Tubulidentata (aardvarks); Hyracoidea (hyraxes); Sirenia (dugongs and manatees), Proboscidea (elephants) - orders of former members of Ungulata.
Further reading
[edit]- ungulate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “Ungulata”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.