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What (who) is Unguis - definition

POINTED APPENDAGE
Claws; Talons; Retractable claw; Retractable claws; Talon (anatomy); Unguis; Clawed; Subunguis; Mammal claws
  • Beetle's claws on scanning electron microscope
  • green lizard]] basks.
  • A claw sheath from a cat
  • At just under a meter, the claws of ''[[Therizinosaurus]]'' are among the largest recorded.

unguis         
n.
1.
Finger-nail.
2.
Hoof.
3.
Claw.
4.
(Bot.) Claw, ungula.
Unguis         
·noun The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage.
II. Unguis ·noun The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.
III. Unguis ·noun One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an Insect.
Clawed         
·adj Furnished with claws.
II. Clawed ·Impf & ·p.p. of Claw.

Wikipedia

Claw

A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or tarsus for gripping a surface as they walk. The pincers of crabs, lobsters and scorpions, more formally known as their chelae, are sometimes called claws.

A true claw is made of a hard protein called keratin. Claws are used to catch and hold prey in carnivorous mammals such as cats and dogs, but may also be used for such purposes as digging, climbing trees, self-defense and grooming, in those and other species.

Similar appendages that are flat and do not come to a sharp point are called nails instead. Claw-like projections that do not form at the end of digits but spring from other parts of the foot are properly named spurs.