A herbivorous mammal with hoofed feet (seeunguligrade). Ungulates are grouped into two orders: Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla.
Geology and Earth Sciences
1. Any hoofed, grazing mammal, which usually is also adapted for running. Hoofed mammals occur in several mammalian groups (Mammalia), and the term ‘ungulate’ no longer has any formal taxonomic use.