noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A hook or claw.
2. 2
   (biology) any hook-shaped process or part wordnet
3. 3
   Any body part which is long, thin, and curved. broadly
4. 4
   Any body part which is long, thin, and curved.; Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe. broadly

Synonyms

All synonyms

hookhook-shaped projection

Etymology

From Latin uncus (“hook”).