ungula

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Onomatopœia is the suiting of sound to sense; as,— quadrupedante putrem sonitū quatit ungula campum, 'And shake with horny hoofs the solid ground.'

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

Stare adeo miserum est, pereunt vestigia mille Ante fugam, absentemque ferit gravis ungula campum.

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander

Center of gravity of an ungula and semi-cylinder.

From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.

The English verse which we call heroic consists of no more than ten syllables; the Latin hexameter sometimes rises to seventeen; as, for example, this verse in Virgil:- "Pulverulenta putrem sonitu quatit ungula campum."

From Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry by Dryden, John

The earth shook with the stamping of the hoofs, "Quadrupedante putrem crepitu quatit ungula campum."

From Dr. Dumany's Wife by Jókai, Mór