adunc
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of adunc
1620–30; < Latin aduncus, equivalent to ad- ad- + uncus hook, barb
Example Sentences
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Hooked; as, a parrot has an adunc bill.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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