uncinus
noun
un·ci·nus
| \ ˌənˈsīnəs\
plural uncini\ -īˌnī \
Definition of uncinus
: a small hooklike structure or process: such as
a
: one of the minute chitinous hooks found in large numbers in the tori of some tubicolous annelids
b
: one of the hooklike lateral teeth of the radula of a gastropod
c
: a hooked cilium of various infusorians
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