Unguis
/ˈʌŋ.ɡwɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
- 2 any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin wordnet
- 3 One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
- 4 The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; an ungula.
- 5 An old measure equal to the length of the nail of the little finger. historical
Etymology
From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”). Doublet of onyx.