Having a hook-like shape or projection; curved or bent in the manner of a hook; possessing a hamulus or hook-shaped anatomical feature.
From Latin hamatus ('hooked') plus the adjectival suffix -ed, describing something that has or exhibits a hook-like form or characteristic.
In biology textbooks, you'll see organisms and structures described as 'hamated'—from plant roots to insect limbs—because nature loves the hook shape for grabbing and holding things!
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