yɛ adjective Also, un·guic·u·lat·ed.
1.
bearing or resembling a nail or claw.
2.
Zoology. belonging or pertaining to the former superorder Unguiculata, comprising mammals having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.
3.
Botany. having a clawlike base, as certain petals.
noun
4.
an unguiculate animal.
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| phylum comprised of chordates |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of mammals) having claws or nails |
| 2. | (of petals) having a clawlike base |
| —n | |
| 3. | an unguiculate mammal |
| [C19: from New Latin unguiculātus, from Latin unguiculus, diminutive of unguis nail, claw] | |
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