Latin = hook; adjective - uncinate.
(biology) any hook-shaped process or part
In Chalcidoidea, a short, narrow stub near the apex of the stigmal vein directed towards the postmarginal vein.
(L. hook): The enlarged anteromedial end of the parahippocampal gyrus that overlies the amygdala.
Hook-shaped projections at the tip of the male abdomen used for securing the female during mating
The uncus is the hook-shaped, downward-pointing end of the vein on the wing of male butterflies and moths.