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Definition of: unguiculate
(ung·gwik′yə·lit, -lāt) adjective
1. Zool. Having claws, as a carnivorous mammal.
2. Bot. Having a stalklike or clawlike base, as the petals of pinks.
—noun A mammal having claws, as distinguished from an ungulate or cetacean. [<NL unguiculatus <L unguiculus fingernail, dim. of unguis nail]
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