UNGULA
Etymology
Noun
ungula (plural ungulae)
A hoof, claw, or talon.
(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.
(botany) Alternative form of unguis
A surgical instrument for use in removing a dead fetus.
Anagrams
• ungual
Source: Wiktionary
Un"gu*la, n.; pl. Ungulæ. Etym: [L., a claw, hoof, from unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]
1. A hoof, claw, or talon.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: 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. (Bot.)
Definition: Same as Unguis, 3. Spherical ungula (Geom.), a part of a sphere bounded by two planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the surface of the sphere.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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