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4 letters · 4 distinct letters
A form of uncus.
- noun
(biology) any hook shaped process or part
Word history
History of uncus
Borrowed from Latin uncus (“hook”).
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- Where it comes from
- From the ENABLE word list, a public domain list made for word games.
- How common it is
- Too rare to measure in everyday writing.
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