Curved or hooked in shape; having a hook-like form or projection.
From Latin hamosus, from hamus (hook). The Latin word derives from the same root as hamulus (small hook) and relates to Proto-Indo-European *ank- (to bend or angle).
In biology and anatomy, 'hamose' describes structures like the hooked processes on certain bird beaks or insect legs—it's the kind of precise technical term that lets scientists instantly convey a specific curved shape that would take several words to describe otherwise.
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