An ungual of the ground sloth Eremotherium An ungual (from Latin unguis , i.e. nail ) is a highly modified distal toe bone which ends in a hoof , claw , or nail. Elephants and ungulates have ungual phalanges , as did the sauropods and horned dinosaurs . A claw is a highly modified ungual phalanx.
As an adjective, ungual means related to nail , as in periungual (around the nail).
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