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uncinate process
noun
, Ornithology.
- a curved, bony process on certain ribs of birds that projects backward and overlaps the succeeding rib, serving to strengthen the thorax.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of uncinate process1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
From near the distal end an imperfectly ossified uncinate process (see p. 190) projects backwards.
From Project Gutenberg
Projecting backwards from each is a large hooked uncinate process.
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