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UNCUS (unci)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does uncus mean? 

UNCUS (noun)
  The noun UNCUS has 1 sense:

1. (biology) any hook-shaped process or partplay

  Familiarity information: UNCUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNCUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(biology) any hook-shaped process or part

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("uncus" is a kind of...):

crotchet; hook (a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)


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