- unguiculate
- Having nails or claws, as distinguished from hooves.
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un·guic·u·late (əng-gwikґu-lāt) 1. provided with claws or nails. 2. resembling a claw.
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unguiculate
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Unguiculate — Un*guic u*late, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Unguiculata. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unguiculate — Un*guic u*late, Unguiculated Un*guic u*la ted, a. 1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under {Nail}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unguiculate — [uŋ gwik′yo͞o lit, uŋ gwik′yo͞olāt΄] adj. [< L unguiculus, fingernail, dim. of unguis, claw, talon, NAIL + ATE1] 1. having nails, claws, or talons instead of hoofs 2. Bot. having an unguis n. a mammal having claws or nails … English World dictionary
unguiculate — /ung gwik ye lit, layt /, adj. Also, unguiculated. 1. bearing or resembling a nail or claw. 2. Zool. belonging or pertaining to the former superorder Unguiculata, comprising mammals having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs. 3. Bot.… … Universalium
unguiculate — un•guic•u•late [[t]ʌŋˈgwɪk yɛ lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] adj. Also, un•guic′u•lat ed. 1) zool. bearing or resembling a nail or claw 2) zool. belonging or pertaining to the former superorder Unguiculata, comprising mammals having nails or claws, as… … From formal English to slang
unguiculate — /ʌŋˈgwɪkjələt/ (say ung gwikyuhluht), / leɪt/ (say layt) adjective Also, unguiculated. 1. bearing or resembling a nail or claw. 2. Zoology having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs. 3. Botany having a claw like base, as certain petals.… …
unguiculate mammal — noun a mammal having nails or claws • Syn: ↑unguiculate • Derivationally related forms: ↑unguiculate (for: ↑unguiculate) • Hypernyms: ↑placental, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
unguiculate — adjective Having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs … Wiktionary
unguiculate — adj. resembling a nail or claw; having nails or claws … English contemporary dictionary
unguiculate — [ʌŋ gwɪkjʊlət] adjective 1》 Zoology having one or more nails or claws. 2》 Botany (of a petal) having a narrow stalk like base. Origin C19: from mod. L. unguiculatus, from L. unguiculus fingernail, toenail , dimin. of unguis nail … English new terms dictionary
