ungual

[ uhng-gwuhl ]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof.

ungual

/ ˈʌŋɡjʊlə; ˈʌŋɡwəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affecting the fingernails or toenails
2. of or relating to an unguis

Other Words From

• sub·ungual adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ungual¹

1825–35; < Latin ungu ( is ) a nail, claw, hoof (akin to Greek ónyx ) + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of ungual¹

C19: from Latin unguis nail, claw

Example Sentences

Facebook Twitter Pinterest This ungual claw from a theropod yielded structures which appear to be red blood cells.

From The Guardian

The claws would have been impressive, the authors describing the ungual phalanges, or claws, on the hands as “extremely large” and robust, about 3.5cm long.

From Scientific American

Fore-feet with five toes; the first much more slender than the others, and with a smaller ungual phalange and nail; the second, though the longest, also slender.

From Project Gutenberg

The branch to digit IV inserts on the base of the ungual phalanx, with one tendinous slip to the distal end of the third phalanx and another to the distal end of the fourth.

From Project Gutenberg

Inter-phalangeal Dislocation.—The second and the ungual phalanges may be displaced backwards, forwards, or to the side.

From Project Gutenberg