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UNGUICULATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mammal having nails or claws

Synonyms:

unguiculate; unguiculate mammal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("unguiculate" is a kind of...):

eutherian; eutherian mammal; placental; placental mammal (mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)

Derivation:

unguiculate (having or resembling claws or nails)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having or resembling claws or nails

Example:

an unguiculate flower petal

Synonyms:

unguiculate; unguiculated

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

clawed (having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form)

clawlike (resembling a claw)

Antonym:

ungulate (having or resembling hoofs)

Derivation:

unguiculate (a mammal having nails or claws)

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