Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
onychium . - noun In emtom.: A genus of lepidopterous insects, founded by Hübner in 1816.
- noun A genus of cynipidous hymenopterous insects of the subfamily Figitinæ, founded by Walker in 1835.
- noun A genus of cephalopods.
- noun Suppurative inflammation in proximity to the finger-nail. See
paronychia .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A whitlow.
- noun An affection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
whitlow . - noun An affection of a
finger ortoe , attended withulceration at the base of thenail , and terminating in the destruction of the nail.
Etymologies
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See onyx.
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Examples
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Paronychium-ia: one or more bristle-like appendages of onychia; q.v. Parthenogenetic: see asexual.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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