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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

ongulé

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ongulé

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ungulate/ˈʌŋ.ɡjə.lət/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le zèbre est un mammifère ongulé."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A hoofed mammal, such as a horse, cow, deer, or rhinoceros.

    "Many large ungulates migrate across the plains in search of fresh grass."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'ungula', meaning 'claw' or 'hoof', combined with the suffix '-atus' denoting possession. It entered scientific English in the 19th century to systematically classify hoofed mammals within taxonomic nomenclature.

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