Definitions
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- adjective Clinging, as by hooks.
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- adjective rare
Clinging , as byhooks .
Etymologies
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From Latin adhamare to catch; ad + hamus hook.
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mollusque commented on the word adhamant
Clinging as if by hooks, used especially to describe the feet of certain birds.
December 11, 2007