adjective
- 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.