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uncus.

A hook or claw.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A hook or claw.

  2. Any body part which is long, thin, and curved.

    broadly
  3. Any body part which is long, thin, and curved. Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin uncus (“hook”).

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