Unguis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. (Zool.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an


        insect.
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     3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a
        claw; called also {ungula}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unguis
       n : any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin [syn:
            {horny structure}]