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Unguis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Unguis has 1 sense
- unguis(n = noun.body) horny structure - any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin; Array has particulars: hoof, claw, nail
is a kind of anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
CIDE DICTIONARY
Unguis, n. [L., nail, claw, or hoof.].
- The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. [1913 Webster]
- One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect. [1913 Webster]
- The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also
ungula . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Unguis, n. (pl. ungues)
1 Bot. the narrow base of a petal.
2 Zool. a nail or claw.
1 Bot. the narrow base of a petal.
2 Zool. a nail or claw.
Etymology
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ROGET THESAURUS
Unguis
Retention
N retention, retaining, keep, detention, custody, tenacity, firm hold, grasp, gripe, grip, iron grip, fangs, teeth, claws, talons, nail, unguis, hook, tentacle, tenaculum, bond, clutches, tongs, forceps, pincers, nippers, pliers, vice, paw, hand, finger, wrist, fist, neaf, neif, bird in hand, captive, retaining, retentive, tenacious, unforfeited, undeprived, undisposed, uncommunicated, incommunicable, inalienable, in mortmain, in strict settlement, uti possidetis.
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