Definition of "unguis" [un•guis]

• Zoology A nail, claw, or hoof. (noun)
• Botany The clawlike base of some petals. (noun)

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• "As before, there was no game till we approached the springs; yet tufts and scatters of tamarisks, Samur (Inga unguis) and Arák (Salvadora), looked capable of sheltering it."
• "Famem hercle utendam si roges, numquam dabit. quin ipsi pridem tonsor unguis dempserat: collegit, omnia abstulit praesegmina."
• "If left untreated, a patient suffering from tinea unguis will eventually suffer nail plate loss."