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Thesaurus: unguis

The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.

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  1. n. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
  2. n. One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
  3. n. The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.
  4. n. any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
  5. 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.
  6. n any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin