1. curved inward like a hook; hooked
Usage: technical; rare

Examples

• The bird’s aduncous beak was perfectly adapted for catching fish.
• The botanist noted the aduncous shape of the plant’s thorns.
• Ancient sculptures often depicted eagles with aduncous talons.
• The aduncous claws helped the predator maintain its grip on prey.
• Medical texts described the aduncous curvature of the bone structure.