Hamiform

//ˈheɪmɪfɔːm// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Curved at the extremity.

    "HAMIFORM. (Hamus, a hook.) Curved at the extremity."

  2. 2
    Shaped like a hook.

    "Pinnae subentire or slightly repand, gradually short-acuminate; under surface provided with gland-like, hamiform hairs; main rachis provided with a callous gland at the place of insertion of the pinnae."

Synonyms

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aquilinebeakedbilledcrookedhookedroman nosed

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"HAMIFORM. (Hamus, a hook.) Curved at the extremity."

Etymology

First attested in glossaries in 1842 and first used in 1870; either directly from the Latin hāmiformis (1651, 1806) or formed from the suffixation of its etymon, hāmus (“hook”), with the English -form.

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