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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•guic•u•late (ung gwik′ye lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation adj. Also, un•guic′u•lat′ed. - Zoologybearing or resembling a nail or claw.
- Zoologybelonging or pertaining to the former superorder Unguiculata, comprising mammals having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.
- Botanyhaving a clawlike base, as certain petals.
n. - Zoologyan unguiculate animal.
- Neo-Latin unguiculātus, equivalent. to Latin unguicul(us) fingernail (ungu(is) (see unguis) + -i- -i- + -culus -cule1) + -ātus -ate1
- 1795–1805
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unguiculate /ʌŋˈɡwɪkjʊlɪt -ˌleɪt/ adj - (of mammals) having claws or nails
- (of petals) having a clawlike base
n - an unguiculate mammal
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin unguiculātus, from Latin unguiculus, diminutive of unguis nail, claw |