unguiculus

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noun

A diminutive claw or similar appendage at the end of an insect's foot.

OriginLatin unguiculus →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

noununguiculus (plural unguiculi)

plural unguiculi

  1. A diminutive claw or similar appendage at the end of an insect's foot.

Origin

  1. Latinunguiculus
  2. Latinunguiculus
  3. Englishunguiculus

Learned borrowing from Latin unguiculus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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