Ungulate found backward in "ungulate" (3)

I believe the answer is:

gnu

(Other definitions for gnu that I've seen before include "Large African antelope" , "hitherto unknown, we hear" , "Large heavy antelope" , "Strange gun for an antelope" , "animals" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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