ancistroid

adjective

an·​cis·​troid

anˈsiˌstrȯid,

ˈansiˌs-

: shaped like a hook : resembling a hook

Word History

Etymology

Greek ankistroeidēs, from ankistron fishhook + -eidēs -oid

First Known Use

circa 1879, in the meaning defined above

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