Hoof vs. Ungula

Hoofnoun

The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.

Hoofnoun

(slang) The human foot.

Hoofnoun

An ungula.

Hoofverb

To trample with hooves.

Hoofverb

(colloquial) To walk.

Hoofverb

(informal) To dance, especially as a professional.

Hoofverb

To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy.

Hoofnoun

The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc.

Hoofnoun

A hoofed animal; a beast.

Hoofnoun

See Ungula.

Hoofverb

To walk as cattle.

Hoofverb

To be on a tramp; to foot.

Hoofnoun

the foot of an ungulate mammal

Hoofnoun

the horny covering of the end of the foot in hoofed mammals

Hoofverb

walk;

Hoofverb

dance in a professional capacity

Hoof

A hoof ( or ), plural hooves ( or ) or hoofs , is the tip of a toe of an ungulate mammal, strengthened by a thick and horny keratin covering.Artiodactyls are even-toed ungulates, meaning that these species have an even number of digits on each foot. Ruminants, with two main digits, are the largest group.

Ungulanoun

A hoof, claw, or talon.

Ungulanoun

(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. thumb|

Ungulanoun

(botany) unguis

Ungulanoun

A surgical instrument for use in removing a dead fetus.

Ungulanoun

A hoof, claw, or talon.

Ungulanoun

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.

Ungulanoun

Same as Unguis, 3.

Ungula

In solid geometry, an ungula is a region of a solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to its base. A common instance is the spherical wedge.