< /ˈhæm yəˌlaɪ/.
- a small hook or hooklike process, especially at the end of a bone.
noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)
- 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
adj.
- Hook-shaped; unciform.
n. pl. ham•u•li (-lī′)
- A small hooklike projection or process, as at the end of a bone.