- hamular
- a. hamate.♦ hamulate,♦ hamulose,♦ hamulous, a. having small hook.♦ hamulus, n.(pl. -li ) small hook-like projection from bristle, feather, etc.
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Hamular — Ham u*lar (h[a^]m [ u]*l[ e]r), a. Hooked; hooklike; hamate; as, the hamular process of the sphenoid bone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hamular — adjective Hooked; hooklike; hamate; as, the hamular process of the sphenoid bone … Wiktionary
hamular — hook shaped … Dictionary of ichthyology
hamular — Hook shaped; unciform. [L. hamulus, q.v.] * * * ham·u·lar ham yə lər adj HAMATE * * * ham·u·lar (hamґu lər) shaped like a hook … Medical dictionary
hamular — adj. hooked, hook shaped … English contemporary dictionary
hamular — ham·u·lar … English syllables
hamular — ˈhamyələ(r) adjective Etymology: Latin hamulus + English ar : hamate … Useful english dictionary
hamular hook — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In some male Odonata, a curved hook receiving the end of the basal lobe of the posterior hamuli … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hamular process — any hook shaped process in the body; see hamulus and uncus … Medical dictionary
hamular process of lacrimal bone — hamulus lacrimalis … Medical dictionary
