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| un·ci·nus [ un snəss ] (plural un·ci·ni [ un s n ]) |
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1. hooked part of animal's body: a small hooked body part, e.g. the hook-shaped tooth of a gastropod or a chitinous hook on the body of an annelid
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2. cirrus cloud: a cirrus cloud that is curled in a hook shape at one of its elongated ends
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| [Mid-19th century. < Latin< uncus "hook"] |
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