adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ʌŋˈɡjuːlɪˌɡɹeɪd/
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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