unguiculate adjective & noun. [ʌŋ'gwɪkjʊlǝt] E19.
[mod. Latin unguiculatus, from Latin unguiculus fingernail, toenail, dim. of UNGUIS: see -CULE, -ATE².]
A. adjective.
1. Botany. Of a petal: having a narrow tapering lower part; clawed. E19.

2. Zoology.
a. Of a limb, foot, or digit: ending in or bearing one or more claws or nails. E19.
b. Of an organ or part: having the form of a nail or claw, clawlike. E19.
c. Of a mammal: having nails or claws. Cf. UNGULATE adjective 2. M19.
b. noun. An unguiculate mammal. M19.

■ unguiculated adjective (now rare) = UNGUICULATE adjective 2 M18.

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