Uncus

[ʌŋkәs]

Definition

(noun.) (biology) any hook-shaped process or part.

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Definition

(n.) A hook or claw.

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Definition

n. a hook or claw or a hook-like process: the head of the malleolus or lateral tooth of the mastax of a wheel-animalcule:—pl. Un′ci (sī).

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