exungulate

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English

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

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