hamulus


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hamulus /ˈhamjʊləs/
noun (pl. hamuli /-lʌɪ, -liː/) Anatomy & Zoology a small hook or hook-like projection, especially one of a number linking the fore- and hindwings of a bee or wasp.
– origin C18: from L., dimin. of hamus ‘hook’.
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