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uncinate definition

un·ci·nate (un′si nit, -nāt′)

adjective

bent like a hook; hooked

Etymology: L uncinatus < uncinus, a hook < uncus: see unciform

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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