noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
unguligrade
Zoological term describing animals that walk on hooves, such as horses and deer. Often used attributively with の.
Horses are unguligrade animals.
Unguligrade mammals include cattle and deer.
Refers to plantigrade locomotion (walking on the soles), as in humans and bears, another contrasting foot posture.
Compound of 蹄 (てい, 'hoof') + 行 (こう, 'walking') + 性 (せい, 'nature/property'), literally 'hoof-walking nature'. A modern technical term formed from Sino-Japanese elements.