unguligrade

noun /ʌŋˈɡjuːlɪˌɡɹeɪd/

1. 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.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry unguligrade (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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