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uncinate
[ uhn-suh-nit, -neyt ]
/ ˈʌn sə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /
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adjective Biology.
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
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Origin of uncinate
OTHER WORDS FROM uncinate
sub·un·ci·nate, adjectiveWords nearby uncinate
unchurched, uncia, uncial, unciform, uncinariasis, uncinate, uncinate process, uncinus, UNCIO, uncircumcised, uncircumcision
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British Dictionary definitions for uncinate
uncinate
/ (ˈʌnsɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) /
adjective biology
shaped like a hookthe uncinate process of the ribs of certain vertebrates
of, relating to, or possessing uncini
Word Origin for uncinate
C18: from Latin uncīnātus, from uncīnus a hook, from uncus
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