unguis

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
2. One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
3. The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; an ungula.
4. (historical) An old measure equal to the length of the nail of the little finger.

Sinonieme

nail

horny structure

fingernail

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claw

talon

finger nail

clove

Vertalings

κεράτινη κατασκευή

pençe

toynak

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”). Doublet of onyx.