Ungulata

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ungulata \Un`gu*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ungula hoof.]
     (Zool.)
     An extensive group of mammals including all those that have
     hoofs. It comprises the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ungulata
       n : in former classifications a major division of Mammalia
           comprising all hoofed mammals; now divided into the
           orders Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and
           Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)