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Tapir :: Tapir (n.) Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates belonging to Tapirus, Elasmognathus, and allied genera. They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore feet, but the outermost toe is of little use..

Soliped :: Soliped (n.) A mammal having a single hoof on each foot, as the horses and asses; a solidungulate..

Artiodactyla :: Artiodactyla (n. pl.) One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; -- opposed to Perissodactyla..

Multungulate :: Multungulate (a.) Having many hoofs.

Unguis :: Unguis (n.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.

Ungular :: Ungular (a.) Of or pertaining to a hoof, claw, or talon; ungual..

Uintatherium :: Uintatherium (n.) An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the known species of the group. See Dinoceras.

Ungula :: Ungula (n.) Same as Unguis, 3..

Tylopoda :: Tylopoda (n. pl.) A tribe of ungulates comprising the camels.

Ungulata :: Ungulata (n. pl.) An extensive group of mammals including all those that have hoofs. It comprises the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla.

Exungulate :: Exungulate (v. t.) To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc..

Unguiculata :: Unguiculata (n. pl.) An extensive division of Mammalia including those having claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals (Ungulata)..

Ungula :: Ungula (n.) A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; -- so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse..

Toxodonta :: Toxodonta (n.pl.) An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South American Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved and provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be related both to the rodents and ungulates. Called also Toxodontia.

Hoof :: Hoof (n.) See Ungula.

Solidungulate :: Solidungulate (n.) Same as Soliped.

Interungulate :: Interungulate (a.) Between ungulae; as, interungular glands..

Perissodactyla :: Perissodactyla (n. pl.) A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; -- opposed to Artiodactyla..

Exungulating :: Exungulating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exungulat.

Ungulae :: Ungulae (pl. ) of Ungul.

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