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.
ウマは蹄行性の動物です。
Horses are unguligrade animals.
蹄行性の哺乳類には、ウシやシカなどが含まれる。
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.