30 November 2016
ungulate
[uhng-gyuh-lit, -leyt]
adjective
1. having hoofs.
2. belonging or pertaining to the Ungulata, a former order of all hoofed mammals, now divided into the odd-toed perissodactyls and even-toed artiodactyls.
3. hooflike.
noun
4. a hoofed mammal.
Origin of ungulate
Late Latin
1795-1805; < Late Latin ungulātus having claws or hoofs. See ungula, -ate1
Related forms
interungulate, adjective
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Examples from the Web for ungulate
Historical Examples
Their structure proclaims these two divisions to be of ancient descent, and not to be modern twigs of the ungulate stem.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard
The humerus resembles that of a Carnivore rather than that of an ungulate.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard
The existence of the three horns covered with unaltered skin is the main characteristic of this ungulate.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard
But this suggestion of an ungulate affinity can hardly be accepted.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard
The only skull of a fossil lemuroid which he described (namely, Adapis) he declared to be that of an ungulate.
The Last Link
Ernst Haeckel
An ungulate is essentially a running animal, and has no need of a grasping finger.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia
Frank Evers Beddard
This species is the most conspicuous (and possibly the most abundant) ungulate in Harding County.
Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota
Kenneth W. Andersen
They are described as combining the head and claws of a bear with the teeth of a rodent and the general characters of an ungulate.
The Story of Evolution
Joseph McCabe
No one will deny that the Hipparion is intermediate between the existing horse and certain other ungulate forms.
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
Quadrupeds he was the first to divide into ungulate and unguiculate, hoofed and clawed, having himself invented the Latin words.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2
Henry Hallam
Anagram
aunt glue
tune a lug
Today’s quote
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
– Oscar Wilde
On this day
30 November 1835 – birth of Mark Twain, U.S. novellist, author of ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ and ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’. Died 21 April 1910.
30 November 1874 – birth of U.K. Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. Died 24 January 1965.
30 November 1900 – death of Oscar Wilde, Irish writer and poet. Wilde wrote a number of plays, poems and epigrams. His only novel was ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’. His plays included ‘The Importance of Being Ernest’, and ‘Salome’. In addition to English, he was fluent in German and French. In 1895, Wilde was convicted of ‘gross indecency’ which related to some of his homosexual relationships. He received the maximum sentence of two years hard labour. On his release from prison in 1897, Wilde moved to Paris, living in exile and poverty. He died on 30 November 1900 from cerebral meningitis. He was buried at Cimetière de Bagneux, but in 1909 his remains were transferred to Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris. He was born on 16 October 1854.
30 November 1936 – Crystal Palace in Britain is destroyed by fire. The Crystal Palace had been constructed for the Great Exhibition in 1851 and featured the first public toilets in England. During the Exhibition, visitors were able to pay 1 penny to use the conveniences. It was from this that the term ‘spend a penny’ came into use as a euphemism for visiting the loo.
30 November 1950 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces that he is willing to use atomic bombs to bring peace to Korea.
30 November 1979 – Pink Floyd releases their cult album ‘The Wall’, which was later made into a movie and one of the greatest stage-shows of all time. The songs were written by Rogers Waters and Dave Gilmour. Roger Waters performed ‘The Wall’ stage-show with other celebrities on 21 July 1990 in Berlin, to celebrate the tearing down of the Berlin Wall.
30 November 2007 – death of U.S. daredevil, Evel Knievel from breathing difficulties. Knievel was best known for his failed attempt to jump over the Grand Canyon on a rocket-propelled motor-bike. He also successfully, and often unsuccessfully, attempted long distance motor-bike jumps, such as jumping 14 buses. Through his career, Knievel broke 35 bones. Born on 17 October 1938 as Robert Craig Knievel.