HAMULUS


Meaning of HAMULUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈham-yə-ləs ]

noun

( plural ham·u·li -ˌlī, -ˌlē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of hamus hook

Date: circa 1751

: a hook or hooked process (as of a bone)

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