The Collaborative International Dictionary
Uncinus \Un*ci"nus\, n.; pl. Uncini. [L., a hook.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the peculiar minute chitinous hooks found in large numbers in the tori of tubicolous annelids belonging to the Uncinata.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context meteorology English) A cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, with hooked terminations. Associated only with cirrus formations. 2 (context paleontology English) The curved tip of the hooks associated with belemnite tentacles.
Usage examples of "uncinus".
International Cloud Atlas reveals clouds called: fibratus, uncinus, spissatus, castellanus, floccus, stratiformus, nebutosus, lenticularis, fractus, humilis, mediocris, congestus, calvus, and capillatus.
International Cloud Atlas reveals clouds called: fibratus, uncinus, spissatus, castellanus, floccus, stratiformus, nebutosus, lenticularis, fractus, humilis, mediocris, congestus, calvus, and capillatus.