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Unguiculate

Unguiculate Meaning & Definition
Unguiculate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Unguiculate?

[n] a mammal having nails or claws
[adj] having or resembling claws or nails; "unguiculate animals"; "an unguiculate flower petal"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Unguiculate: clawed | clawlike | unguiculate mammal | unguiculated

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See Also | eutherian | eutherian mammal | placental | placental mammal

Unguiculate In Webster's Dictionary

\Un*guic"u*late\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Unguiculata.
\Un*guic"u*late\, Unguiculated \Un*guic"u*la`ted\, a. 1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under {Nail}, n., 1. 2. (Bot.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation.

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