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unguis

/ɔ̃.ɡɥis/

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.

unguis — French Dictionary | Passage