uncinate

(unsi nit, -nāt′)

adjective

bent like a hook; hooked

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

See uncinate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Bent at the end like a hook; unciform.

Origin:

Origin: Latin uncīnātus

Origin: , from uncīnus, barb

Origin: , from uncus, hook

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