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ungual
[ uhng-gwuhl ]
adjective
- of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof.
ungual
/ ˈʌŋɡjʊlə; ˈʌŋɡwəl /
adjective
- of, relating to, or affecting the fingernails or toenails
- of or relating to an unguis
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Other Words From
- sub·ungual adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ungual1
C19: from Latin unguis nail, claw
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Example Sentences
The ungual phalanx progressively decreases in size from the first to the fourth.
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The limbs are plantigrade, and have five digits with rather pointed ungual phalanges.
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The terminal or ungual phalanges of the digits are commonly specially modified to support nails, claws, or hoofs.
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In Orycteropus the pollex is absent, while the other digits are terminated by pointed ungual phalanges.
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In the Chiroptera the pes is pentedactylate, and the digits are terminated by long curved ungual phalanges.
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