ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ungula

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Ungula is a noun meaning A hoof, claw, or talon.

Meaning

A hoof, claw, or talon.

More Meanings

  1. (botany) Alternative form of unguis.
  2. A surgical instrument for use in removing a dead fetus.
  3. (geometry) 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.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nail, ungual, unguis, claw, unguiculus, hoof.

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