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unguis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unguis \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["o]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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unguis n : sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles [syn: {claw}]
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