unguiculate meaning

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unguiculate (adjective): having or resembling claws or nails.

unguiculate has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

unguiculate as an adjective

  1. having or resembling claws or nails
    • unguiculate animals
    • an unguiculate flower petal

    Synonyms: unguiculated

    Opposite: ungulate

    Similar: clawed, clawlike

unguiculate as a noun

  1. a mammal having nails or claws

    Synonyms: unguiculate mammal

    Type of: placental

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