Meaning & use
Ungual
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Relating to or resembling a nail, claw, or hoof.
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The fossil showed clear ungual markings where claws had once been attached.
Ungual injuries to the fingertip can affect nail growth for months.
A note on using this word
Ungual comes from the Latin "unguis," meaning "nail" or "claw," the same root that gives us "ungulate," a hoofed mammal.
Words with a similar meaning
claw-like
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