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UNGUICULATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mammal having nails or claws
Synonyms:
unguiculate; unguiculate mammal
Classified under:
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:
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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