ongulé

Definitions of ongulé
  1. noun
    any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
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    périssodactyle
    placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
    artiodactyles
    placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
    équidé, équiné
    hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
    rhinocéros
    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
    cochon de lait, porcelet
    stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
    hippopotame, pachyderme, tapir
    massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
    ruminants
    any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
    chameau
    cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
    lama
    wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
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    euthérien, mammifère euthérien, mammifère placentère
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
  2. noun
    placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
    synonyms: périssodactyle
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    artiodactyles
    placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
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    équidé, équiné
    hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
    rhinocéros
    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
    cheval
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
    âne
    hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
    mule, mulet
    hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
    mule, mulet
    hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile
    zèbre
    any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
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