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unguiculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-guic-u-late
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.

adj

Having a claw or narrow base, like the petal in some flowers.

noun

Any of the Unguiculata.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin unguiculātus.

Inflected Forms

more unguiculate (comparative) most unguiculate (superlative) unguiculates (plural)

Derived Forms

biunguiculate triunguiculate uniunguiculate

Frequently Paired Words

ungulate unguligrade

Synonyms

unguiculated unguiculate mammal

Questions

What does unguiculate mean?
Having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.
Where does unguiculate come from?
Borrowed from New Latin unguiculātus.

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