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Meaning of UNGUICULATA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising mammals with nails or claws; distinguished from hoofed mammals and cetaceans
 
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 See Also: class Mammalia, eutherian, eutherian mammal, Mammalia, placental, placental mammal

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Un*guic`u*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. unguiculus a
finger nail.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive division of Mammalia including those having
claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals
({Ungulata}).
 

 

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