ungulae

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Ita enim vero. sed tamen, tu nempe eos asinos praedicas vetulos, claudos, quibus subtritae ad femina iam erant ungulae?

Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives Titus Maccius Plautus 1919
Like the hoofs (ungulae) of the Ungulates, the nails of apes and men have been evolved from the claws of the older mammals.

The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
quisquis collibus Isthmiae Diones docto pectora concitatus oestro pendentis bibit ungulae liquorem. ipsi quos penes est honor canendi, 5 uocalis citharae repertor Arcas, et tu Bassaridum rotator Euhan, et Paean et Hyantiae sorores laetae purpureas nouate uittas, crinem comite, candidamque uestem10 perfundant hederae recentiores. docti largius euagentur amnes, et plus Aoniae uirete siluae, et, si qua patet aut diem recepit, sertis mollibus expleatur umbra.

Lucan's Birthday 1912