What does unciferous mean?
Unciferous means (biology) Bearing a hook or hook-like structure..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(biology) Bearing a hook or hook-like structure..
[Fig.] 19. Unciferous ovipositor. Locusta
(Unciferous branches used for infantile convulsions, high fever, headache, hypertension, blurred vision, dizziness. Leaf paste of Uncaria macrophylla mixed with the rhizome of Eleusine indica applied externally in bone fracture.)
these two species are misplaced and display characteristics typical of the widespread gnaphosid genus Micaria Westring, 1851: procurved posterior eye row with the median eyes elongate and shiny; the presence of iridescent scales (unciferous squamose setae)
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Unciferous means (biology) Bearing a hook or hook-like structure..
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[Fig.] 19. Unciferous ovipositor. Locusta
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