gryposis

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noun

Abnormal curvature or hooked appearance.

OriginLate Latin grȳpōsis ← Ancient Greek γρυπῶσις →
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Meanings

noungryposis (plural gryposes)

plural gryposes

  1. Abnormal curvature or hooked appearance.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγρυπῶσις“hooking”
  2. Late Latingrȳpōsis“hooking”
  3. Englishgryposis

From Late Latin grȳpōsis (“hooking”) (from grȳpus (“hook-nosed”)), from Ancient Greek γρυπῶσις (grupôsis, “hooking”), from γρύπεσθαι (grúpesthai, “become hooked”), from γρύπος (grúpos, “hook-nosed”).

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APA

gryposis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gryposis

MLA

“gryposis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gryposis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gryposis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gryposis.

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