ungual
Americanadjective
adjective
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of, relating to, or affecting the fingernails or toenails
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of or relating to an unguis
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of ungual
1825–35; < Latin ungu ( is ) a nail, claw, hoof (akin to Greek ónyx ) + -al 1
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest This ungual claw from a theropod yielded structures which appear to be red blood cells.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2015
As just mentioned, Ostrom used pedal ungual shape, not the shape of the keratinous claws themselves.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 18, 2012
The claws would have been impressive, the authors describing the ungual phalanges, or claws, on the hands as “extremely large” and robust, about 3.5cm long.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 29, 2012
Near the distal end of the proximal phalanx, the tendon passes between two thick bands of fibro-elastic tissue which insert also on the ungual phalanx.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
Fore-feet with five toes; the first much more slender than the others, and with a smaller ungual phalange and nail; the second, though the longest, also slender.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
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