Un·guic·u·late n. Zool. One of the Unguiculata.
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  Un·guic·u·late, Un·guic·u·la·ted a.
  1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.
  2. Bot. Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation.
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  unguiculate
       adj : having or resembling claws or nails; "unguiculate animals";
             "an unguiculate flower petal" [syn: unguiculated]
             [ant: ungulate]
       n : a mammal having nails or claws [syn: unguiculate mammal]