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单词 unguiculate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•guic•u•late  (ung gwikye lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation adj. Also, un•guicu•lat′ed. 
  1. Zoologybearing or resembling a nail or claw.
  2. Zoologybelonging or pertaining to the former superorder Unguiculata, comprising mammals having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.
  3. Botanyhaving a clawlike base, as certain petals.

n. 
  1. 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
  1. (of mammals) having claws or nails
  2. (of petals) having a clawlike base
n
  1. an unguiculate mammal
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin unguiculātus, from Latin unguiculus, diminutive of unguis nail, claw
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