"unguis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʌŋ.ɡwɪs/ Forms: ungues [plural], unguises [plural]
Etymology: From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”). Doublet of onyx. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|unguis||nail, claw, hoof}} Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”), {{doublet|en|onyx}} Doublet of onyx Head templates: {{en-noun|ungues|+}} unguis (plural ungues or unguises)
  1. (zoology) The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
    Sense id: en-unguis-en-noun-OlRbH4Cm Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 27 34 2 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
    Sense id: en-unguis-en-noun-naTb8~4M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 27 34 2
  3. (botany) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; an ungula.
    Sense id: en-unguis-en-noun-bPVrpbxb Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 27 34 2 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 23 11 57 9 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  4. (historical) An old measure equal to the length of the nail of the little finger. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-unguis-en-noun-dRlWC4fV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subunguis

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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