Webster's 1913 Dictionary
UNGUIS
Un "guis, n.; pl. Ungues. Etym: [L., nail, claw, or hoof. ]
1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
3. (Bot. )
Defn: The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.
New American Oxford Dictionary
unguis
un guis |ˈəNGgwis ˈəŋɡwɪs | ▶noun ( pl. ungues |ˈəNGgwēz | ) Zoology a nail, claw, or fang. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin.
Oxford Dictionary
unguis
unguis |ˈʌŋgwɪs | ▶noun ( pl. ungues |-wiːz | ) Zoology a nail, claw, or fang. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin.
Spanish Dictionary
unguis
unguis nombre masculino anat Hueso pequeño y delgado situado en la parte anterior e interna de las órbitas de los ojos, que, junto con otro, contribuye a formar los conductos lacrimal y nasal .SINÓNIMO lacrimal, lagrimal .El plural es unguis .