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Unguis

//ˈʌŋ.ɡwɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
  2. 2
    any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin wordnet
  3. 3
    One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
  4. 4
    The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; an ungula.
  5. 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.

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