'Unguis' definitions:
Definition of 'unguis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin [syn: horny structure, unguis]
Definition of 'Unguis'
From: GCIDE
- Unguis \Un"guis\, n.; pl. Ungues. [L., nail, claw, or hoof.]
- 1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula. [1913 Webster]