exungulate

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verb

To pare off (nails, the hoof, flowers etc.).

OriginLatin exungulare →
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Meanings

verbexungulate (third-person singular simple present exungulates, present participle exungulating, simple past and past participle exungulated)

present singular third person exungulates · participle present exungulating · participle past exungulated · past exungulated

  1. obsoleterareTo pare off (nails, the hoof, flowers etc.).

Origin

  1. Latinexungulare“to lose the hoof”
  2. Englishexungulate

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

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APA

exungulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exungulate

MLA

“exungulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exungulate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exungulate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exungulate.

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