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| Matching Terms: | | unguiculate, unguiculate mammal, unguiculated
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising mammals with nails or claws; distinguished from hoofed mammals and cetaceans |
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| | See Also: | | class Mammalia, eutherian, eutherian mammal, Mammalia, placental, placental mammal |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Un*guic`u*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. unguiculus a
finger nail.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive division of Mammalia including those having
claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals
({Ungulata}).
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