noun, masculine/ɔ̃.ɡɥis/
The smallest of the facial bones, located at the inner wall of the orbit.
Borrowed from Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”), so-called because of its transparency and its shape, reminiscent of a fingernail.
/ɔ̃.ɡɥis/
The smallest of the facial bones, located at the inner wall of the orbit.
Borrowed from Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”), so-called because of its transparency and its shape, reminiscent of a fingernail.