unguis
a nail, claw, or hoof.
Botany. the clawlike base of certain petals.
Origin of unguis
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How to use unguis in a sentence
The furca is, as a rule, a powerful motor-organ, and has its laminae edged with strong teeth (ungues) or setae or both.
They include the Lobus superior, the Lobus inferior, and the Ungues.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyTanquam ungues digitosque suos—As well as his nails and fingers; at his fingers' ends.
Each of the ungues has a little tuft of strong hairs issuing from the extremity of the terminal joint of the tarsi.
Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Volume 1 | Dru DruryAs there are few difficulties to overcome, it suffers from a fatal facility—nec pluteum coedit nec demorsos sapit ungues.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece | John Addington Symonds
British Dictionary definitions for unguis
/ (ˈʌŋɡwɪs) /
a nail, claw, or hoof, or the part of the digit giving rise to it
the clawlike base of certain petals
Origin of unguis
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