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uncinus
/ ʌnˈsaɪnəs /
noun
- zoology a small hooked structure, such as any of the hooked chaetae of certain polychaete worms
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Word History and Origins
Origin of uncinus1
C19: from Late Latin: hook, from Latin uncus
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