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Origin: L, nail, claw, or hoof.
1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
2. <zoology> One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
3. <botany> The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw.
Synonyms: ungula.
(01 Mar 1998)
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