hamulus
[ ham-yuh-luhs ]
noun,plural ham·u·li [ham-yuh-lahy]. /ˈhæm yəˌlaɪ/.
a small hook or hooklike process, especially at the end of a bone.
Origin of hamulus
1Other words from hamulus
- ham·u·lar, ham·u·late [ham-yuh-leyt], /ˈhæm yəˌleɪt/, ham·u·lose [ham-yuh-lohs], /ˈhæm yəˌloʊs/, ham·u·lous, adjective
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How to use hamulus in a sentence
Each barbule bears many fine barbicels and hamuli or hooklets.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition | Vernon L. Kellogg
British Dictionary definitions for hamulus
hamulus
/ (ˈhæmjʊləs) /
nounplural -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
Origin of hamulus
1C18: from Latin: a little hook, from hāmus hook
Derived forms of hamulus
- hamular, hamulate, hamulose or hamulous, adjective
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