unguis
Meanings
noun
- The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
- One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
- The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; an ungula.
- An old measure equal to the length of the nail of the little finger.
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Etymology
From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”). Doublet of onyx.
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