A mammal of a diverse group that probably evolved from primitive ungulates, comprising the elephants, hyraxes, sirenians, and perhaps the aardvark.
〔动〕次有蹄类动物
Example sentencesExamples
They are classified as ‘subungulates’ and believed to be related to hyraxes and sirenians.
Sirenians belong to a group called subungulates, which includes elephants and hyraxes, two animals that by appearances and habitat would seem to have nothing in common.
Sirenians are members of the group known as subungulates, thought to be distantly related to hyraxes, elephants, and perhaps, artiodactyls and perissodactyls.
Much of the anatomy of skulls and teeth in subungulates and ungulates has evolved in response to their herbivorous lifestyles.
In this edition, the subungulates are considered to include only the orders Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, and Sirenia.
Definition of subungulate in US English:
subungulate
noun-ˌlāt
Zoology
A mammal of a diverse group that probably evolved from primitive ungulates, comprising the elephants, hyraxes, sirenians, and perhaps the aardvark.
〔动〕次有蹄类动物
Example sentencesExamples
Much of the anatomy of skulls and teeth in subungulates and ungulates has evolved in response to their herbivorous lifestyles.
They are classified as ‘subungulates’ and believed to be related to hyraxes and sirenians.
Sirenians are members of the group known as subungulates, thought to be distantly related to hyraxes, elephants, and perhaps, artiodactyls and perissodactyls.
Sirenians belong to a group called subungulates, which includes elephants and hyraxes, two animals that by appearances and habitat would seem to have nothing in common.
In this edition, the subungulates are considered to include only the orders Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, and Sirenia.