unguis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *unguis*:
NOUN	body	unguis, horny structure	any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin

English > *unguis*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	Any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin.
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

HyperDic: unguis