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Claw-shaped
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ungual
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An ungual (from Latin unguis , i.e. nail ) is a highly modified distal toe bone which ends in a hoof , claw , or nail. Elephants and other ungulates have ungual phalanges , as did the sauropods and horned dinosaurs . A claw is a highly modified ungual phalange. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pertaining to a nail or claw," 1834, from Latin unguis "a claw, nail of the finger or toe;" cognate with Greek onyx , Old English nægel , Old Norse nagl "nail;" see nail (n.).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to a nail or claw or hoof
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ungual \Un"gual\, a. [L. unguis a nail, claw, hoof.] Of or pertaining to a nail, claw, talon, or hoof, or resembling one. Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; -- said of certain bones of the feet.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context biology English) Pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal. n. A modified toe bone, typically ending in a hoof or claw
Usage examples of ungual.
The tarsal bones are short, and the digits have the usual number of phalanges, the ungual or nail-bearing ones being small and rounded.
It is probable that in these cases the soft parts of the 3d phalanx, and especially the ungual matrix, had not been wholly destroyed.