unguis
a nail, claw, or hoof.
Botany. the clawlike base of certain petals.
Origin of unguis
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How to use unguis in a sentence
The ancient writers, seeing the valves separate, placed it in their systems under the name Patella unguis.
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham Sowerbyunguis: one of the claws at the end of the tarsus: also applied to a short process on the 6th antennal joint in some Aphids.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithThe malar bone, and the os unguis or lachrymal, are more or less developed according to the species considered.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals | douard Cuyer
British Dictionary definitions for unguis
/ (ˈʌŋɡwɪs) /
a nail, claw, or hoof, or the part of the digit giving rise to it
the clawlike base of certain petals
Origin of unguis
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