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unguis

[ uhng-gwis ]

noun

plural ungues
  1. a nail, claw, or hoof.
  2. Botany. the clawlike base of certain petals.


unguis

/ ˈʌŋɡ·Éɪ²õ /

noun

  1. a nail, claw, or hoof, or the part of the digit giving rise to it
  2. the clawlike base of certain petals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unguis1

1685–95; < Latin unguis a nail, claw, hoof; akin to Greek ó²Ô²â³æ
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unguis1

C18: from Latin
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In the horse it arises, by a small tendon, from a tubercle which occupies the external surface of the os unguis, or lachrymal bone.

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It is a thin, clear white shell, and is well named, from unguis, a finger-nail, which it much resembles.

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Nail: a tarsal claw: specifically the stout pointed claws in predatory Heteroptera = unguis.

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Secondly and thirdly, Bignonia unguis with its close allies, and Cardiospermum; but their tendrils are so short that their contraction could hardly occur, and would be quite superfluous.

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The malar bone, and the os unguis or lachrymal, are more or less developed according to the species considered.

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