unguiculate

Plural: unguiculates

Noun

a mammal having nails or claws
Any of the Unguiculata.

Adjective

having or resembling claws or nails
- "unguiculate animals"
- "an unguiculate flower petal"

Adj

Having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.
Having a claw or narrow base, like the petal in some flowers.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

unguiculate mammal, unguiculated

Antonyms

ungulate

Scrabble Score: 14

unguiculate: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
unguiculate: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
unguiculate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

unguiculate is a valid Words With Friends word