View synonyms for unguis

unguis

[ uhng-gwis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural un·gues [uhng, -gweez].

unguis

/ ˈʌŋɡwɪs /

Origin of unguis¹

1685–95; < Latin unguis a nail, claw, hoof; akin to Greek ónyx

Origin of unguis¹

C18: from Latin

The ancient writers, seeing the valves separate, placed it in their systems under the name Patella Unguis.

Unguis: one of the claws at the end of the tarsus: also applied to a short process on the 6th antennal joint in some Aphids.

The malar bone, and the os unguis or lachrymal, are more or less developed according to the species considered.

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