hamular








< /ˈhæm yəˌlaɪ/.

  1. a small hook or hooklike process, especially at the end of a bone.

noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)

  1. 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.

  1. Hook-shaped; unciform.

n. pl. ham•u•li (-lī′)

  1. A small hooklike projection or process, as at the end of a bone.
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