hooflike

Like horse feet

Resembling a hoof in shape, texture, or hardness.

The term describes things that share characteristics with the horny covering on the feet of horses, cattle, and similar animals: hooflike fingernails, a hooflike thud on the wooden floor.

ungulate

cloven

Divided into two parts

ovine · quadruped · herbivore · mammalian · pachyderm · ungulate · trot · gallop · canter · horses

anatomy

keratin

Structural hair protein

thick-skinned · keratinous · leathery · solid · rounded · curved · blunt · concave · frog · sole

sturdy

hard

Firm or demanding

resilient · robust · horny · calloused · wear-resistant · weight-bearing · supportive · stable · grounded · sure-footed

clumsy

heavy-footed

Walking loud and clumsily

clomping · stomping · plodding · trampling · galumphing · thundering · pounding · thumping · clunking · clattering

Opposites
foot anatomy type

hooflikeclawed

Having sharp hooked digits

padded · pawed · clawlike · taloned · cushioned

Family

hoof, horseshoe, hooves, hoofed, cloven-hoofed, hoofless, hoofprint, forehoof

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G