unguis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
    horny structure.

WordNet

Un"guis noun
Etymology
L., nail, claw, or hoof.
Wordforms
plural Ungues
Definitions
  1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
  2. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913