Standard Lemma guide

unguligrade

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ʌŋˈɡjuːlɪˌɡɹeɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ʌŋˈɡjuːləˌɡɹeɪd/

1

adj

Meaning 1

That walks on hooves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An animal that walks on hooves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin ungula (“claw, hoof”) + -grade (“means of walking”) (from Latin gradus). Compare French ongulograde.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: karngerzher — that walks on hooves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蹄行性 (tíxíngxìng) — that walks on hooves
  • Finnish: kaviokyntinen — that walks on hooves
  • French: onguligrade — that walks on hooves
  • Galician: ungulado — that walks on hooves
  • Italian: unguligrado — that walks on hooves
  • Italian: unguligrada — that walks on hooves
  • Latin: unguligradus — that walks on hooves
  • Russian: копы́тные (kopýtnyje) — that walks on hooves
  • Spanish: ungulado — that walks on hooves
  • Welsh: carn-gerddol — that walks on hooves
  • Breton: karngerzher — animal that walks on hooves
  • Finnish: kaviokyntinen — animal that walks on hooves
  • French: onguligrade — animal that walks on hooves
  • German: Spitzengänger — animal that walks on hooves
  • Spanish: ungulado — animal that walks on hooves
  • Swedish: tåspetsgångare — animal that walks on hooves
  • Welsh: carngerddwr — animal that walks on hooves