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ungual

Syllables: un·gwal/ˈʌŋɡwəl/

ungual adjective: pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal.

Adjective

ungual

  1. Pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal.

Noun

ungual (plural unguals)

  1. A modified toe bone, typically ending in a hoof or claw.

ungual meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

ungual in Tamil

நகத்திற்கு, நகத்தில்

ungual in Arabic

pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
ظُفْرِيّ ẓufriyy

ungual in Persian

pertaining to or resembling a nail or claw
ناخنی nâxoni

Forms of ungual

pluralunguals

Origin of ungual

From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”) + -al .

Words formed from ungual

Questions about ungual

What does ungual mean?
Ungual means pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal.
What is ungual in Tamil?
Ungual in Tamil is நகத்திற்கு, நகத்தில். See Ungual meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ungual?
Ungual can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce ungual?
Ungual is pronounced /ˈʌŋɡwəl/.

Words near ungual in the dictionary

  1. ungruesome
  2. ungruff
  3. ungrumbling
  4. ungrumpy
  5. Ungs
  6. ungual
  7. unguals
  8. unguanoed
  9. unguaranteeable
  10. unguaranteed
  11. unguard

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ungual (page history and authors); ungual (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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