unguligrade

unguligrade
that walks on hooves.

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  • Unguligrade — Un gu*li*grade, a. [L. ungula hoof + gradi to walk.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having, or walking on, hoofs. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unguligrade — un·gu·li·grade (ŭngʹgyə lĭ grād ) adj. Walking on hooves. n. An unguligrade mammal.   [Latin ungula, hoof; see ungulate + gradus, walking; see plantigrade.] * * * …   Universalium

  • unguligrade — Walking on hooves, as by horses, pigs, and ruminants. [L. ungula, a hoof, + gradus, a step] * * * un·gu·li·grade əŋ gyə lə .grād, ən adj walking on hooves <horses are unguligrade animals> * * * un·gu·li·grade (ungґgu lĭ… …   Medical dictionary

  • unguligrade — un·gu·li·grade …   English syllables

  • unguligrade — /ˈʌŋgjələgreɪd/ (say unggyuhluhgrayd) adjective Zoology walking on hoofs. {unguli (combining form representing ungula) + grade} …  

  • unguligrade — ˈəŋgyələˌgrād, ˈəng adjective Etymology: Latin ungula + English i + grade : walking on hoofs …   Useful english dictionary

  • Digitigrade — A digitigrade is an animal that stands or walks on its digits, or toes. Digitigrades include walking birds (what many assume to be bird knees are actually ankles), cats, dogs, and many other mammals, but not plantigrades or unguligrades.… …   Wikipedia

  • unguligrad — UNGULIGRÁD, Ă, unguligrazi, de, adj., s.m. şi f. (Mamifer) care are vârful degetelor protejat de copită. – Din fr. onguligrade, engl. unguligrade. Trimis de valeriu, 03.04.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  unguligrád adj. m., s …   Dicționar Român

  • Terrestrial locomotion — [ horse an erect stanced unguligrade quadruped with a galloping gait. An animation of photos by Eadweard Muybridge] Terrestrial locomotion has evolved as animals adapted from aquatic to terrestrial environments. Locomotion on land raises… …   Wikipedia

  • Equidae — Taxobox name = Equids image width = 250px image caption = Plains Zebras regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Perissodactyla familia = Equidae familia authority = Gray, 1821 genus = Equus genus authority = Linnaeus, 1758… …   Wikipedia

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