| ungula | Origin: L, a claw, hoof, from unguis a nail, claw, hoof. 1. A hoof, claw, or talon. 2. <geometry> A section or part 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. <botany> Same as Unguis. <geometry> Spherical ungula, a part of a sphere bounded by two planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the surface of the sphere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| ungular | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to a hoof, claw, or talon; ungual. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ungulata | <zoology> An extensive group of mammals including all those that have hoofs. It comprises the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla. Origin: NL, fr. L. Ungula hoof. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ungulate | 1. Shaped like a hoof. 2. <zoology> Furnished with hoofs. See the Note under Nail. Origin: L. Ungulatus. See Ungula. <zoology> Any hoofed quadruped; one of the Ungulata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |