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unguiculate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin unguis (nail, claw, hoof).

Adjective

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unguiculate (comparative more unguiculate, superlative most unguiculate)

  1. (zoology) Having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.
  2. (botany) Having a claw or narrow base, like the petal in some flowers.

Noun

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unguiculate (plural unguiculates)

  1. (zoology) Any of the Unguiculata.
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Latin

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Adjective

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unguiculāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of unguiculātus