The epidermis is attached to the dermis by tiny longitudinal grooves called matrix crests ("cristae matricisunguis").
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One of these plates makes up the hooked portion of the upper bill, called the maxillaryunguis.
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The claw grows outward from the nail matrix at the base of theunguisand the subunguis grows thicker while travelling across the nail bed.
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The petrels have a hooked bill called the maxillaryunguiswhich can hold slippery food.
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On the pretarsus most insects have a pair of clawsunguis, plural ungues.
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Cats are often seen working oldunguislayers off on wood or on boards made for the purpose.
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There is a single pulvillus below eachunguis.
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Theunguisis the harder external layer, which consists of keratin fibers arranged perpendicular to the direction of growth and in layers at an oblique angle.
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