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Ungula

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A hoof, claw, or talon.
  2. 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. 3
    Alternative form of unguis. alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    A surgical instrument for use in removing a dead fetus.

Etymology

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

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