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HOOFLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hooflike mean?
• HOOFLIKE (adjective)
The adjective HOOFLIKE has 1 sense:
1. resembling a hoof; especially having the horny texture of a hoof
Familiarity information: HOOFLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling a hoof; especially having the horny texture of a hoof
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
hooflike calluses
Pertainym:
hoof (the foot of an ungulate mammal)
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