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ungulae

ungulae is the plural of ungula.

Meaning of ungula

Noun

ungula (plural ungulae)

  1. (dated) 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. Synonym of claw (“slender appendage or process at the base of a petal”).
    Synonyms:
    unguis, claw
  4. A surgical instrument for use in removing a dead fetus.

Questions about ungulae

What is ungulae the plural of?
Ungulae is the plural of ungula.

Words near ungulae in the dictionary

  1. unguis
  2. unguises
  3. unguitractor
  4. unguitractors
  5. ungula
  6. ungulae
  7. ungulant
  8. ungulants
  9. ungular
  10. ungulate
  11. ungulated

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