2. Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; -- said of certain bones of the feet. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ungual — UNGUÁL, Ă adj. v. ungveal. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
ungual — pertaining to a nail or claw, 1834, from L. unguis a claw, nail (cognate with Gk. onyx, O.E. nægel, O.N. nagl nail; see NAIL (Cf. nail) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
ungual — [uŋ′gwəl] adj. [< L unguis, a claw, NAIL + AL] of, like, or having a nail, claw, or hoof … English World dictionary
Ungual — An ungual is a highly modified distal toe bone which ends in a hoof, claw, or nail. Elephants and other ungulates have ungual phalanges, as did the sauropods and horned dinosaurs. A claw is a highly modified ungual phalange. As an adjective,… … Wikipedia
ungual — adjective Etymology: Latin unguis nail, claw, hoof more at nail Date: 1834 of, relating to, or resembling a nail, claw, or hoof … New Collegiate Dictionary
ungual — adj. [L. unguis, claw] Pertaining to the ungues or claws … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ungual — /ung gweuhl/, adj. of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof. [1825 35; < L ungu(is) a nail, claw, hoof (akin to Gk ónyx) + AL1] * * * … Universalium
ungual — adjective Pertaining to or resembling a creatures nail, claw or hoof; unguinal … Wiktionary
ungual — Relating to a nail or the nails. SYN: unguinal. [L. unguis, nail] * * * un·gual əŋ gwəl, ən adj of or relating to a fingernail or toenail * * * adj. relating to the fingernails or toenails (ungues). * * * un·gual (ungґgwəl) [L. unguis nail]… … Medical dictionary
ungual — un·gual || ʌŋgwÉ™l adj. of a nail or claw, resembling a nail or claw, resembling a hoof … English contemporary dictionary
