hamiform

Apr. 18th, 2012 07:08 am
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hamiform (HAM-i-form) - adj., shaped like a hook.


Not as popular as its synonym, uncinate. Both come from Latin roots, interestingly, through what the difference between a hamus and an uncīnus is, as hooks, is unclear.

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