un|guic|u|late

un|guic|u|late
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 unguiculatus < Latin unguiculus (diminutive) < Latin unguis hoof, claw, nail]

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  • guic — pin·guic·u·la; san·guic·o·lous; un·guic·u·la·ta; un·guic·u·late; un·guic·u·lat·ed; …   English syllables

  • late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… …   English syllables

  • unguiculate — un·guic·u·late …   English syllables

  • u — acid·u·lent; ac·u·ate; an·ti·co·ag·u·lant; an·ti·di·u·ret·ic; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·ia; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·i·an; ar·tic·u·lar; ar·tic·u·late; at·ten·u·ate; at·trib·u·tive; au·ric·u·la; au·ric·u·lar; au·ric·u·lar·ia; bin·oc·u·lar; brot·u·lid;… …   English syllables

  • un — un·abridged; un·accountable; un·answered; un·aware; un·balance; un·be; un·believe; un·bending; un·blown; un·bolted; un·bound; un·cal·low; un·certain; un·cial; un·ci·form; un·cle; un·clean·ly; un·co; un·collectible; un·comely; un·common;… …   English syllables

  • Unguiculate — Un*guic u*late, Unguiculated Un*guic u*la ted, a. 1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under {Nail}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Unguiculated — Unguiculate Un*guic u*late, Unguiculated Un*guic u*la ted, a. 1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under {Nail}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unguiculate — un•guic•u•late [[t]ʌŋˈgwɪk yɛ lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] adj. Also, un•guic′u•lat ed. 1) zool. bearing or resembling a nail or claw 2) zool. belonging or pertaining to the former superorder Unguiculata, comprising mammals having nails or claws, as… …   From formal English to slang

  • Unguiculate — Un*guic u*late, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Unguiculata. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unguiculate — Having nails or claws, as distinguished from hooves. * * * un·guic·u·late (əng gwikґu lāt) 1. provided with claws or nails. 2. resembling a claw …   Medical dictionary

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