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ungual
"pertaining to a nail or claw," 1834, from L.
unguis
"a claw, nail" (cognate with Gk.
onyx
, O.E.
nęgel
, O.N.
nagl
"nail;" see
nail
).
ungulate (adj.)
"hoofed," 1802, from L.L.
ungulatus
"hoofed," from
ungula
"hoof, claw, talon," dim. (in form but not sense) of
unguis
"nail" (see
ungual
).
Ungulata
, the order of hoofed mammals, is recorded from 1839.