English Dictionary: ungula | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Unguis \[d8]Un"guis\, n.; pl. {Ungues}. [L., nail, claw, or hoof.] 1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect. 3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also {ungula}. |