Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Unguis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unguis \Un"guis\, n.; pl. {Ungues}. [L., nail, claw, or hoof.]
1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other
appendage.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an
insect.
3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a
claw; called also {ungula}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unguis
n : any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin [syn:
{horny structure}]
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