UNCUS (unci)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: unci   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does uncus mean? 

• UNCUS (noun)
  The noun UNCUS has 1 sense:

1. (biology) any hook-shaped process or part

  Familiarity information: UNCUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNCUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(biology) any hook-shaped process or part

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("uncus" is a kind of...):

crotchet; hook (a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)