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unguiculate definition

un·guicu·late (uŋ gwik′yo̵̅o̅ lit, -lāt′)

adjective

  1. having nails, claws, or talons instead of hoofs
  2. Bot. having an unguis

Etymology: < L unguiculus, fingernail, dim. of unguis, claw, talon, nail + -ate

noun

a mammal having claws or nails

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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