Glossary U
Ubiquitous
Found enywhere, or found widely.
Ulna
The larger bone of the forearm or forelimb. n. abbrev. ul the outermost bone of the foreleg/forearm
Ungual
Describes the last, outermost bone of the manual or pedal digit. Often forms the core of a claw.
1. A nail, claw, or hoof.
2. Relating to or describing a nail, claw, or hoof
Ungulate
1. A hoofed animal.
2. Relating to or describing hoofed animals.
Unguligrade
Standing or walking on hoofs or on the tips of the digits.
Uniformitarianism
1. The presumption that the laws of Nature have not changed or altered through time; in effect, e denial of the supernatural.
2. The view that the significant gyological and biological changes of the past were caused by the same physical forces observable in the present. Compare catastrophism.