ungulado

Definitions of ungulado
  1. noun
    any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
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    perisodáctilo
    placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
    artiodáctilo
    placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
    equino, équido
    hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
    rinoceronte
    massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
    tapir
    large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
    cerdo, puerco
    stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
    pécari
    nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America
    hipopótamo
    massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
    rumiante
    any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
    camello
    cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
    llama
    wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
    vicuña
    small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat
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    placentario
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
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