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underhoof

underhoof adjective: under the hooves of an animal.

Adjective

underhoof (not comparable)

  1. Under the hooves of an animal.

Adverb

underhoof (not comparable)

  1. Under the hooves of an animal.
    • It is worth noting that zebras might be even noisier in woodland than grassland habitats because of twigs and branches underhoof and so the chances of zebra prey remaining hidden when near to a predator are likely minimal.2016 January 23, “Zebra Stripes through the Eyes of Their Predators, Zebras, and Humans”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of underhoof

From under- + hoof.

Questions about underhoof

What does underhoof mean?
Underhoof means under the hooves of an animal.
What part of speech is underhoof?
Underhoof can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near underhoof in the dictionary

  1. underholed
  2. underholes
  3. underholing
  4. underhonest
  5. underhood
  6. underhoof
  7. underhook
  8. underhooked
  9. underhooking
  10. underhooks
  11. underhope

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