ADUNC

Etymology

Adjective

adunc (comparative more adunc, superlative most adunc)

(usually, of a, nose) Curved inward, hooked.

Source: Wiktionary


A*dunc", A*dunque", a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Hooked; as, a parrot has an adunc bill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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