UNGUIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unguis mean? 

• UNGUIS (noun)
  The noun UNGUIS has 1 sense:

1. any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin

  Familiarity information: UNGUIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNGUIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

horny structure; unguis

Hypernyms ("unguis" is a kind of...):

anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unguis"):

hoof (the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals)

claw (sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles)

nail (horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits)