unguis (English, noun)
expansion: unguis (plural ungues or unguises)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
glosses: One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; an ungula.
glosses: An old measure equal to the length of the nail of the little finger.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: ungues
tags: plural
form: unguises
tags: plural