The term 'hoofed animal' can be broken down into three crossword solutions: ASS (3 letters), UNGULATE (8 letters), and MOOSE (5 letters) and TAPIR (5 letters). An ASS is a domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family, while an UNGULATE is any hoofed mammal, including horses, cows, sheep, goats, deer, antelopes, and pigs. The MOOSE is a large species of deer native to North America and Eurasia, while the TAPIR is a large mammal found in Central and South America. All four of these animals are hoofed mammals, and all have hooves on their feet.