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ungual
[ uhng-gwuhl ]
adjective
- of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof.
ungual
/ ˈʌŋɡwəl; ˈʌŋɡjʊlə /
adjective
- of, relating to, or affecting the fingernails or toenails
- of or relating to an unguis
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Other Words From
- sub·ungual adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ungual1
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Example Sentences
The ungual phalanx progressively decreases in size from the first to the fourth.
The limbs are plantigrade, and have five digits with rather pointed ungual phalanges.
The terminal or ungual phalanges of the digits are commonly specially modified to support nails, claws, or hoofs.
In Orycteropus the pollex is absent, while the other digits are terminated by pointed ungual phalanges.
In the Chiroptera the pes is pentedactylate, and the digits are terminated by long curved ungual phalanges.
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