adjective Also un·guic·u·lat·ed.
- bearing or resembling a nail or claw.
- Zoology. belonging or pertaining to the former superorder Unguiculata, comprising mammals having nails or claws, as distinguished from hoofs.
- Botany. having a clawlike base, as certain petals.
noun
- an unguiculate animal.
adjective
- (of mammals) having claws or nails
- (of petals) having a clawlike base
noun
- an unguiculate mammal