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noun
The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: onychium
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; an ungula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An old measure equal to the length of the nail of the little finger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: horny structure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
Narrower terms: hoof, claw, nail
History
From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”). Doublet of onyx.
