— hamular, hamulate /ham"yeuh layt'/ , hamulose /ham"yeuh lohs'/ , hamulous , adj.
/ham"yeuh leuhs/ , n. , pl. hamuli /-luy'/ .
a small hook or hooklike process, esp. at the end of a bone.
[ 1720-30; ham ( us ) hook + -ulus -ULE ]
— hamular, hamulate /ham"yeuh layt'/ , hamulose /ham"yeuh lohs'/ , hamulous , adj.
/ham"yeuh leuhs/ , n. , pl. hamuli /-luy'/ .
a small hook or hooklike process, esp. at the end of a bone.
[ 1720-30; ham ( us ) hook + -ulus -ULE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012