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hamulus

hamulus noun: a hook, or hook-like process.

Noun

hamulus (plural hamuli)

  1. A hook, or hook-like process.
  2. A hooked barbicel of a feather.

Forms of hamulus

pluralhamuli

Origin of hamulus

Latin hamulus (“a little hook”).

Questions about hamulus

What does hamulus mean?
Hamulus means a hook, or hook-like process.
What part of speech is hamulus?
Hamulus is a noun.
What is the plural of hamulus?
The plural of hamulus is hamuli.

Words near hamulus in the dictionary

  1. hamuli
  2. Hamulite
  3. Hamulites
  4. hamulose
  5. hamulous
  6. hamulus
  7. hamus
  8. hamwich
  9. hamwiches
  10. Hamworthy
  11. hamycin

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