Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
hamulus , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A little hook.
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- noun A little
hook
Etymologies
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Latin hamulus
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Genital hamule: a little hook or plate covering the anal cavity of the male: the supra-anal or genital hook: in Lepidoptera, the uncut: in
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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