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Definition of Hamulate
1. a. Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped.
Definition of Hamulate
1. Adjective. Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hamulate
1. hamulus [adj] - See also: hamulus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hamulate
Literary usage of Hamulate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1869)
"So does the hamulate, broken-covered, non-serrate bill. Progression in either of
the three elements is similar ; neither of the birds can swim under water. ..."
2. Key to North American Birds: Containing a Concise Account of Every Species by Elliott Coues (1872)
"... (said chiefly of depressions about the base of the upper mandible, or of
concavity along the sides of both mandibles). A bill is hamulate (hooked) or ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... mi. maxillary; n, nasal; ». supraoccipital ; f. parietal: /A palatal; //.
hamulate process of internal pterygoid; s. frontal sinus ; sf, squamosa! ; / ..."
4. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1882)
"der bridge of bone ; posterior nares thrown into one conduit ; palate extending
far back of molars ; pterygoids strongly hamulate. ..."
5. The Odonata of Ohio by David Simons Kellicott (1899)
"... slightly turned up at apex and having eight or ten minute crenulations on the
lower, outer edge apically, inferiors not quite so long, hamulate at apex. ..."
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