Ungula is a latin word what makes a animala an ungulate?

An animal is considered an ungulate if it has hoofed feet. The animal must also use the hoofed feet to sustain their entire body weight when moving. Examples of commonly known ungulates are horses, zebras, giraffes, pigs, elephants, and aardvarks. There are also fossil records that tie in manatee, whales, dolphins, and hyrax into the family of ungulate.