Hamulus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hamulus \Ham"u*lus\ (-l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Hamuli} (-l[imac]). [L.,
     a little hook.]
     1. (Anat.) A hook, or hooklike process.
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     2. (Zool.) A hooked barbicel of a feather.


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