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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unguis \Un"guis\, noun; pl. {Ungues}. [L., nail, claw, or hoof.]
1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also {ungula}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
unguis
noun: any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin [syn: {horny structure}]
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