ungula meaning (dated): definition, etymology

ungula

noun

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

Dated A hoof, claw, or talon.

Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences 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.

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Synonym of claw (“slender appendage or process at the base of a petal”).

A surgical instrument for use in removing a dead fetus.

Derived terms: ungulous