unguis
The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
Other meanings
One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; an ungula.
Related words
- subunguis
Word history
From Latin "unguis" (nail, claw, hoof).
Where this comes from
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