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unguis
 
SYLLABICATION:un·guis
PRONUNCIATION:  nggws
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. un·gues (-gwz)
1. Zoology A nail, claw, or hoof. 2. Botany The clawlike base of some petals.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin. See nogh- in Appendix I.
 
 
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