unguiculate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin unguis (nail, claw, hoof)

Adjective[edit]

unguiculate (comparative more unguiculate, superlative most unguiculate)

  1. (zoology) Having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.
  2. (botany) Having a claw or narrow base, like the petal in some flowers.

Noun[edit]

unguiculate (plural unguiculates)

  1. (zoology) Any of the Unguiculata.

Related terms[edit]

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

unguiculāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of unguiculātus