false hoof

false hoof
noun
: a hoof terminating a vestigial digit in many ungulates (as deer and pigs)

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  • dewclaw — dewclawed, adj. /dooh klaw , dyooh /, n. 1. a functionless claw of some dogs, not reaching the ground in walking. 2. an analogous false hoof of deer, hogs, etc. [1570 80; DEW + CLAW; cf. DEWLAP] * * * …   Universalium

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