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hamulus definition

hamu·lus (ham′yo̵̅o̅ ləs)

noun pl. hamuli -·u·li′ (-lī′)

a small hook or hook-shaped part, as at the ends of the barbicels of feathers or at the ends of some bones

Etymology: ModL < L, dim. of hamus, a hook

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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