uncini

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uncini (noun, plural; singular uncinus; Latin uncinus, hook): 1. (Annelida: Polychaeta) Deeply embedded seta with only its multidentate head showing above the cuticle.

2. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Numerous small teeth- or hook-like structures on the radula of plant-eating gastropods.