English Explanatory Dictionary

ungula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hoof, claw, or talon.
  2. A section of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse.
  3. Alternative form of unguis.
  4. A surgical instrument for use in removing a dead fetus.

Word forms

ungula ungulae

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ungula (“claw, hoof”), from unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”).

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