sb. pl. [L. ungulāta, neut. pl. of ungulātus: see next.] The order or division of ungulate or hoofed animals.
1839. Penny Cycl., XIV. 352/2. The Ungulata, comprising the Belluæ and Pecora.
1872. Mivart, Elem. Anat., 43. The spinous processes may be very much more prolonged, as in the Ungulata.
1891. W. H. Flower, Horse, i. 11. The group Ungulata, discarded by Linnæus, Cuvier, and others, has been resuscitated of late years.