adunc
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- aduncity noun
Etymology
Origin of adunc
1620–30; < Latin aduncus, equivalent to ad- ad- + uncus hook, barb
Example Sentences
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Rostrum validum, compressum, sub-rectum; mandibul� superiore ad apicem obtus� adunc�, emarginat�, superioris margine inferioris marginem obtegente.
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Rostrum tenue, breve, vald� depressum, frontis latitudinem superans, mandibul� superioris abrupt� adunc�, et ad apicem emarginat�, marginibus dilatatis, et inferioris margines superplicantibus.
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Rostrum breve, crassum, validissimum, ad basin cute tectum; mandibul� superiore adunc�; inferiore sub-recurvat�, breviore.
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Rostrum breve, rectum, depressissimum, ferm� trigonum; mandibul� superiore ad apicem abrupt� adunc�, emarginat�; inferiore rect�, breviore; marginibus superioris inferiorem superplicantibus.
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Hooked; as, a parrot has an adunc bill.
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