hamulus
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ham·u·lus
(hăm′yə-ləs)n. pl. ham·u·li (-lī′)
A small hooklike projection or process, as at the end of a bone.
[Latin hāmulus, diminutive of hāmus, hook.]
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hamulus
(ˈhæmjʊləs)n, pl -li (-ˌlaɪ)
(Biology) biology a hook or hooklike process at the end of some bones or between the fore and hind wings of a bee or similar insect
[C18: from Latin: a little hook, from hāmus hook]
ˈhamular, ˈhamuˌlate, ˈhamuˌlose, ˈhamulous adj
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ham•u•lus
(ˈhæm yə ləs)n., pl. -li (-ˌlaɪ)
a small hooklike process, esp. at the end of a bone.
[1720–30; < Latin, =hām(us) hook + -ulus -ule]
ham′u•lar, ham′u•late`, ham′u•lose`, ham′u•lous, adj.
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