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View synonyms for unguis
unguis
[ uhng-gwis ]
noun
, plural un·gues [uhng, -gweez].
- a nail, claw, or hoof.
- Botany. the clawlike base of certain petals.
unguis
/ ˈʌŋɡwɪs /
noun
- a nail, claw, or hoof, or the part of the digit giving rise to it
- the clawlike base of certain petals
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unguis1
1685–95; < Latin unguis a nail, claw, hoof; akin to Greek ónyx
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unguis1
C18: from Latin
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Example Sentences
The ancient writers, seeing the valves separate, placed it in their systems under the name Patella Unguis.
From Project Gutenberg
Unguis: one of the claws at the end of the tarsus: also applied to a short process on the 6th antennal joint in some Aphids.
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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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