unguis

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In the horse it arises, by a small tendon, from a tubercle which occupies the external surface of the os unguis, or lachrymal bone.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

In Bignonia unguis and its close allies, the petioles of the leaves, as well as the tendrils, are sensitive to a touch.

From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles

It is a thin, clear white shell, and is well named, from unguis, a finger-nail, which it much resembles.

From Beautiful Shells of New Zealand An Illustrated Work for Amateur Collectors of New Zealand Marine Shells, with Directions for Collecting and Cleaning them by Moss, E. G. B.

Nail: a tarsal claw: specifically the stout pointed claws in predatory Heteroptera = unguis.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Secondly and thirdly, Bignonia unguis with its close allies, and Cardiospermum; but their tendrils are so short that their contraction could hardly occur, and would be quite superfluous.

From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles