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NOUN: “a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal” Crossword Clue Answer

Q: What is the answer to "NOUN: "a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal""?

The most common answer is HOOF. However, there is 1 possible answer to this clue.

Stuck on NOUN: "a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal"? The answer is 4 letters and was featured in the September 20, 2025 Missing Letter crossword. Get the solution here.

NOUN: "a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1 meaning

Hint 2 clue words

Noun: a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action

Curved: having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

Covering: a natural object that covers or envelops

Horn: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

Protect: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

Front: relating to or located in the front

Enclose: close in; darkness enclosed him"

End: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration

Ungulate: having or resembling hoofs

Mammal: any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk

Hint 3 anagram

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NOUN: "a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal" Crossword Clue FAQ

What is the 4-letter answer to "NOUN: "a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal"" crossword clue?

The answer to the "NOUN: "a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal"" crossword clue is HOOF. This answer contains 4 letters and was confirmed in the Missing Letter puzzle.

Which crossword used "NOUN: "a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal"" clue?

This crossword clue most recently appeared in the Missing Letter puzzle on September 20, 2025. Daily crossword puzzles often reuse popular clues, so this clue may appear again in future puzzles from the same publication or others.

What is the meaning of HOOF?

The word HOOF means: the foot of an ungulate mammal. This definition provides context for why it fits the crossword clue "NOUN: "a curved covering of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the digits of an ungulate mammal"".