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Rear hooves of a horse

Rear hoof of a giraffe

A hoof (plural: hooves) is the foot of an ungulate, all of which walk more or less on their toes and have toes with a "horny" (keratin) covering. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 123 KB) photo I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 123 KB) photo I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... For other uses, see Foot (disambiguation). ... Orders & Clades Order Perissodactyla Eparctocyona Order Arctostylonia (extinct) Order Mesonychia (extinct) Cetartiodactyla Order Cetacea Order Artiodactyla Bulbulodentata (extinct) Family Hyopsodontidae Meridiungulata (extinct) Order Litopterna Notoungulata (extinct) Order Toxodontia Order Typotheria Ungulates (meaning roughly being hoofed or hoofed animal) are several groups of mammals most of which use the tips of... Not to be confused with kerogen or carotene. ...

Hooves of most even-toed ungulates (including sheep, goats, deer, cows, bison, and pigs) have two toes. A two-toed hoof is a cloven hoof. Hooves of some odd-toed ungulates (including horses) have one toe; others (including rhinoceroses and tapirs) have three toes. The tapir is a special case, with three toes on each hind hoof and four toes on each front hoof. Families Antilocapridae Bovidae Camelidae Cervidae Giraffidae Hippopotamidae Moschidae Suidae Tayassuidae Tragulidae Leptochoeridae † Chaeropotamidae † Dichobunidae † Cebochoeridae † Entelodontidae † Anoplotheriidae † Anthracotheriidae † Cainotheriidae † Agriochoeridae † Merycoidodontidae † Leptomerycidae † Protoceratidae † Xiphodontidae † Amphimerycidae † Helohyidae † Gelocidae † Merycodontidae † Dromomerycidae † Raoellidae † Choeropotamidae † Sanitheriidae † The even-toed ungulates form the mammal order Artiodactyla. ... Species See text. ... This article is about the domestic species. ... This article is about the ruminent animal. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... Species †B. antiquus B. bison B. bonasus †B. latifrons †B. occidentalis †B. priscus Bison in winter. ... For other uses, see Pig (disambiguation). ... A cloven-hoof is a type of hoof that is found on some animals. ... Families Equidae Tapiridae Rhinocerotidae Brontotheriidae (extinct) Chalicotheriidae (extinct) Hyracodontidae (extinct) Palaeotheriidae (extinct) Amynodontidae (extinct) The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals that comprise the order Perissodactyla. ... For other uses, see Rhinoceros (disambiguation). ... Species Tapirus bairdii Tapirus indicus Tapirus pinchaque Tapirus terrestris Tapirs (IPA:ˈteɪpər, pronounced as in taper, or IPA:təˈpɪər, pronounced as in tap-ear) are large browsing mammals, roughly pig-like in shape, with short, prehensile snouts. ...

The number of toes is considered in determining the kosher status of the animal's flesh. The circled U indicates that this can of tuna is certified kosher by the Union of Orthodox Congregations. ...

Hoof, Pennsylvania Dutch word for “White Trash”, slang and other forms include hoofnick and hoofer. (Slang not recognized by "True Pennsylvania Dutch"). Pronunciation of words are as indicated, spelling is believed as indicated.

See also

• Horse hoof
• Claw
• Nail