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unguiculate

unguiculate

9.9
A mammal with nails or claws
  • noun
  • /ˈʌŋɡwɪkjʊlɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : unguiculado
  • Unlike hoofed animals, unguiculates have claws or nails on their digits.

Examples

  • Most rodents are classified as unguiculates due to their sharp claws.

  • The primate is an unguiculate, possessing flat nails rather than hooves.

  • The unguiculate species includes animals like cats and dogs.

  • Many unguiculates have adapted to their environments.

  • Most rodents are classified as unguiculates due to their sharp claws.

  • The primate is an unguiculate, possessing flat nails rather than hooves.

  • Unlike hoofed animals, unguiculates have claws or nails on their digits.

Synonyms

unguiculate mammal
vsunguiculate
  • Specialized
9.9

A mammal with nails or claws instead of hooves

is the same meaning but stated simply without excluding hoofed animals

Antonyms

hoofed
1 4.0

Having hard feet like those of horses or cows

Compounds

unguiculate mammal
  • Specialized
9.9

A mammal with nails or claws instead of hooves

Surface Forms

unguiculate singular
unguiculates plural

Etymology

The word unguiculate comes from the Latin unguis, which means 'nail' or 'claw'. So an unguiculate is an animal 'with nails', and that is why the noun names a mammal that has nails or claws.