UNGUICULATE


Meaning of UNGUICULATE in English

I. | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷kyələ̇t, -ˌlāt adjective

also un·guic·u·lat·ed -ˌlād.ə̇d

Etymology: unguiculate from New Latin unguiculatus, from Latin unguiculus fingernail (from Latin unguis + -culus -cle) + -atus -ate; unguiculated from New Latin unguiculat us + English -ed

1.

a. : having nails or claws

b. : of or relating to the Unguiculata

2. : tapering below into a claw or a stalklike base

an unguiculate petal

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin Unguiculata

: a mammal of the division Unguiculata

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.