unguiculate

[ uhng-gwik-ye-lit, -leyt ]

adjectiveAlso un·guic·u·lat·ed.
  1. bearing or resembling a nail or claw.

  2. Zoology. belonging or pertaining to the former superorder Unguiculata, comprising mammals having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.

  1. Botany. having a clawlike base, as certain petals.

noun
  1. an unguiculate animal.

Origin of unguiculate

1
1795–1805; <New Latin unguiculātus, equivalent to Latin unguicul(us) fingernail (ungu(is) (see unguis) + -i--i- + -culus-cule1) + -ātus-ate1

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unguiculate

/ (ʌŋˈɡwɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /


adjective
  1. (of mammals) having claws or nails

  2. (of petals) having a clawlike base

noun
  1. an unguiculate mammal

Origin of unguiculate

1
C19: from New Latin unguiculātus, from Latin unguiculus, diminutive of unguis nail, claw

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