Un·guic·u·late n. Zool. One of the Unguiculata.
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Un·guic·u·late, Un·guic·u·la·ted a.
1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.
2. Bot. Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation.
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unguiculate
adj : having or resembling claws or nails; "unguiculate animals";
"an unguiculate flower petal" [syn: unguiculated]
[ant: ungulate]
n : a mammal having nails or claws [syn: unguiculate mammal]