uncinus
Meanings
noun
- A cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, with hooked terminations. Associated only with cirrus formations.
- The curved tip of the hooks associated with belemnite tentacles.
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Etymology
From Latin uncīnus (“hook”).
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