Etymology

exungulate

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Today it means: To pare off (nails, the hoof, flowers etc.). Full definition →

Latin exungulare
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  1. Latin · derived fromexungulare“to lose the hoof”
  2. English todayexungulate

From Latin exungulare (“to lose the hoof”), from ex (“out”) + ungula. See ungula.

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