What does "unguis" mean?
Unguis: (Zoöl.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
Additional senses
- 2.(Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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