unguiculate

[ uhng-gwik-ye-lit, -leyt ]
/ ʌŋˈgwɪk yɛ lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective Also un·guic·u·lat·ed.

bearing or resembling a nail or claw.
Zoology. belonging or pertaining to the former superorder Unguiculata, comprising mammals having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.
Botany. having a clawlike base, as certain petals.

noun

an unguiculate animal.

Origin of unguiculate

1795–1805; < New Latin unguiculātus, equivalent to Latin unguicul(us) fingernail ( ungu(is) (see unguis) + -i- -i- + -culus -cule1) + -ātus -ate1

Words nearby unguiculate

ungt., ungual, unguarded, unguent, unguentum, unguiculate, unguided, unguinal, unguinous, unguis, ungula

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British Dictionary definitions for unguiculate

unguiculate
/ (ʌŋˈɡwɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

adjective

(of mammals) having claws or nails
(of petals) having a clawlike base

noun

an unguiculate mammal

Word Origin for unguiculate

C19: from New Latin unguiculātus, from Latin unguiculus, diminutive of unguis nail, claw