unguis

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Besides the plants already described, Bignonia unguis and its close allies, though aided by tendrils, have clasping petioles.

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

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

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

Masculine: all nouns in -nis and -guis; as, amnis, river; īgnis, fire; pānis, bread; sanguis, blood; unguis, nail.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

The malar bone, and the os unguis or lachrymal, are more or less developed according to the species considered.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

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.