unguiculate
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unguiculate
[ung-gwik´u-lāt]1. having claws.
2. clawlike.
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un·guic·u·late
(ŭng-gwik'yū-lāt),Having nails or claws, as distinguished from hooves.
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unguiculate
(ŭng-gwĭk′yə-lĭt, -lāt′) alsounguiculated
(-lā′tĭd)adj.
1. Having or resembling nails or claws.
2. Zoology Having nails or claws, as opposed to hooves. Used of mammals.
3. Botany Having a claw-shaped base: an unguiculate petal.
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