Ungual

ung′gwal, adj. relating to, like, or having a nail, claw, or hoof.— adj. Ung′uical .— n. Ung′uicorn , the horny nail at the tip of a bird's mandible.— adj. Unguic′ūlar , relating to a nail or claw.— n.pl. Unguicūlā′ta , a superordinal division of mammals with claws.— adjs. Unguic′ūlate , -d , having claws: furnished with a claw or narrow base, as the petal in some flowers.— n. Unguic′ūlus , a diminutive claw or similar appendage at the end of an insect's foot.— adjs. Unguif′erous , bearing an unguis of one kind or other; Ung′uiform , shaped like a claw; Ung′uinal , pertaining to the unguis or nail; Unguiros′tral , with a nail at the end of the bill.— ns. Ung′uis , a nail, claw, hoof, or any structure resembling such: the narrow part of the base of a petal, acting as a footstalk: a measure equal to the length of the nail of the little finger, ½-inch; Ungula (ung′gū-la), a surgical instrument for use in removing a dead fœtus: a hoof-shaped section of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base.— adj. Ungular (ung′gū-lar), like an ungula, ungual.— n.pl. Ungulata (ung-gū-lā′ta), an order of mammals, including (1) the Artiodactyl a (with an even number of toes)—e.g. pig, hippopotamus, peccary, camel, and ruminants like cattle, sheep, and deer; (2) the Peri odactyl a (with an odd number of toes)—e.g. tapir, rhinoceros, and horse.— adj. Ungulate (ung′gū-lāt), hoof-shaped: hoofed, having the digits enclosed in hoofs. [L. unguis , a nail.]