| NOUN | body | unguis, horny structure | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
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| Meaning | Any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin. | |
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| Synonym | horny structure | |
| Narrower | claw | sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles |
| hoof | The horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals | |
| nail | horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits | |
| Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
| Spanish | estructura córnea | |
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