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Unguis (medicine)


unguis


Origin: L, nail, claw, or hoof.

1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.

2. <zoology> One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.

3. <botany> The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw.

Synonym: ungula.

Source: Websters Dictionary