- unguiculate mammal
- nouna mammal having nails or claws• Syn: ↑unguiculate• Derivationally related forms: ↑unguiculate (for: ↑unguiculate)• Hypernyms: ↑placental, ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian, ↑eutherian mammal
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unguiculate mammal
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unguiculate — [uŋ gwik′yo͞o lit, uŋ gwik′yo͞olāt΄] adj. [< L unguiculus, fingernail, dim. of unguis, claw, talon, NAIL + ATE1] 1. having nails, claws, or talons instead of hoofs 2. Bot. having an unguis n. a mammal having claws or nails … English World dictionary
eutherian mammal — noun mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials • Syn: ↑placental, ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian • Derivationally related forms: ↑placental (for: ↑placental) … Useful english dictionary
placental mammal — noun mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials • Syn: ↑placental, ↑eutherian, ↑eutherian mammal • Derivationally related forms: ↑placental (for: ↑placental) … Useful english dictionary
eutherian — I noun mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials • Syn: ↑placental, ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian mammal • Derivationally related forms: ↑placental (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
placental — I noun mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials • Syn: ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian, ↑eutherian mammal • Hypernyms: ↑mammal, ↑mammalian … Useful english dictionary
Unguiculata — noun in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising mammals with nails or claws; distinguished from hoofed mammals and cetaceans • Hypernyms: ↑placental, ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian, ↑eutherian mammal • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
un|guic|u|late — «uhng GWIHK yuh liht, layt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofed animals and cetaceans. 2. Botany. having a clawlike base: »unguiculate petals. –n. a mammal that has nails or claws. ╂[< New Latin… … Useful english dictionary
