unguiculate
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”)
Adjective edit
unguiculate (comparative more unguiculate, superlative most unguiculate)
- (zoology) Having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.
- (botany) Having a claw or narrow base, like the petal in some flowers.
Noun edit
unguiculate (plural unguiculates)
- (zoology) Any of the Unguiculata.
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Latin edit
Adjective edit
unguiculāte