unguiculate

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adjective

Having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.

Similar
unguiculatedclawedclawlikeunguiculate mammal
Opposite
ungulate
OriginNew Latin unguiculātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveunguiculate (comparative more unguiculate, superlative most unguiculate)

comparative more unguiculate · superlative most unguiculate

  1. biologyHaving nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.
  2. biologyHaving a claw or narrow base, like the petal in some flowers.
noununguiculate (plural unguiculates)

plural unguiculates

  1. biologyAny of the Unguiculata.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving or resembling claws or nails

Similar
unguiculatedclawedclawlike
Opposite
ungulate

nouna mammal having nails or claws

Similar
unguiculate mammal
Broader
placentalplacental mammaleutherian
Also see
clawedclawlike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. New Latinunguiculātus
  2. Englishunguiculate

Borrowed from New Latin unguiculātus.

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Cite this entry
APA

unguiculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unguiculate

MLA

“unguiculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unguiculate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unguiculate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unguiculate.

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