Unguiculate Definition
ŭng-gwĭkyə-lĭt, -lāt
adjective
Having nails, claws, or talons instead of hoofs.
Webster's New World
Having nails or claws, as opposed to hooves. Used of mammals.
American Heritage Medicine
Having an unguis.
Webster's New World
Having a claw-shaped base.
An unguiculate petal.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- unguiculated
Antonyms:
noun
A mammal having claws or nails.
Webster's New World
(zoology) Any of the Unguiculata.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- unguiculate mammal
Other Word Forms of Unguiculate
Noun
Singular:
unguiculate
Plural:
unguiculatesOrigin of Unguiculate
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New Latin unguiculātus from Latin unguiculus fingernail diminutive of unguis unguis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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