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ungual

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈʌŋɡwəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A modified toe bone, typically ending in a hoof or claw.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to a nail or claw or hoof

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”) + -al .

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ظُفْرِيّ (ẓufriyy) — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Belarusian: пазно́гцевы (paznóhcjevy) — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Belarusian: но́гцевы (nóhcjevy) — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Bulgarian: но́кътен (nókǎten) — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Czech: nehtový — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • French: unguéal — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • German: Nagel- — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Greek: ονυχικός (onychikós) — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Italian: ungueale — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Persian: ناخنی (nâxoni) — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Polish: paznokciowy — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Russian: ногтево́й (nogtevój) — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Slovak: nechtový — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Spanish: ungueal — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
  • Ukrainian: нігтьови́й (nihtʹovýj) — pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw