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Any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
Answer for the clue "Any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin ", 6 letters:
unguis
Word definitions for unguis in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context zoology English) The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. 2 One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect. 3 (context botany English) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; an ungula.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unguis \Un"guis\, n.; pl. Ungues . [L., nail, claw, or hoof.] The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. (Zo["o]l.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin [syn: horny structure ]
Usage examples of unguis.
Mter a blizzard which raged for days—no, for an ungues sable part of the nearly sunless night which is winter here-I could not but lead men north to see how Bengta fared.