unguis
[uhng-gwis]
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noun, plural un·gues [uhng-gweez] /ˈʌŋ gwiz/.
a nail, claw, or hoof.
Botany. the clawlike base of certain petals.
RELATED WORDS
paw, tentacle, fingernail, ungulate, frog, tramp, foot, cleft, cloven, talon, nipper, crook, hook, barb, spur, clapperclaw, fang, manus, grapnel, grappler
Origin of unguis
1685–95; < Latin unguis a nail, claw, hoof; akin to Greek ónyx
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They include the Lobus superior, the Lobus inferior, and the Ungues.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)William Kirby
Each of the ungues has a little tuft of strong hairs issuing from the extremity of the terminal joint of the tarsi.
Tanquam ungues digitosque suos—As well as his nails and fingers; at his fingers' ends.
The furca is, as a rule, a powerful motor-organ, and has its laminae edged with strong teeth (ungues) or setae or both.
unguis
noun plural -gues (-ɡwiːz)
Word Origin for unguis
C18: from Latin
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unguis
[ŭng′gwĭs]
n. pl. un•gues (-gwēz)
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