unguis
zoology
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hooves
- In hoof
…upper portion is called the unguis; it completely surrounds the end of the toe, extending down and forming a rim around the bottom of the hoof. A somewhat softer plate, called the subunguis, covers the bottom of the toe and is extensively developed in hoofed animals to form a tough…
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place in integumentary systems
- In integument: Claws, nails, and hooves
…a dorsal scalelike plate (unguis) covering a ventral plate (subunguis), the whole capping the bony tip of a digit. Nails—found only in mammals—consist of a broad and flattened unguis, with the subunguis reduced to a vestige under the outer tip. Hooves, the characteristic feature of the hoofed mammals, or…
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