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un⋅guis

  [uhng-gwis]
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–noun, plural -gues  [-gweez] .
1. a nail, claw, or hoof.
2. Botany. the clawlike base of certain petals.
Origin:
1685–95; < L unguis a nail, claw, hoof; akin to Gk ónyx
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un·guis   (ŭng'gwĭs)   
n.   pl. un·gues (-gwēz)
  1. Zoology A nail, claw, or hoof.
  2. Botany The clawlike base of some petals.

[Latin; see nogh- in Indo-European roots.]
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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.
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Main Entry: un·guis
Pronunciation: '&[ng]-gw&s, '&n-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural un·gues /-"gwEz/
: a fingernail or toenail
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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unguis un·guis (ŭng'gwĭs)
n. pl. un·gues (-gwēz)
Any of the thin horny translucent plates covering the upper surface at the end of each finger and toe, consisting of a visible body and a root concealed under a fold of skin; a fingernail or toenail. Also called onyx.

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