hamose

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adjective

Having the end hooked or curved.

Similar
hamous
OriginLatin hāmōsus ← ['la hāmōsus →
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Meanings

adjectivehamose (comparative more hamose, superlative most hamose)

comparative more hamose · superlative most hamose

  1. biologyHaving the end hooked or curved.

    Synonyms: hamous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the end hooked or curved.

Similar
hamous

Origin

  1. ['lahāmōsus
  2. Latinhāmōsus
  3. Englishhamose

Learned borrowing from Latin hāmōsus (“hooklike, or having hooks”, from hāmus (“hook”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -having”)). By surface analysis, hamus + -ose. Piecewise doublet of hamous.

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Translations

Latin hāmōsus
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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