adhamant

adhamant
\(ˈ)ad|hāmənt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin adhamant-, adhamans, present participle of adhamare to catch, secure, perhaps from ad- + hamus hook
: clinging as if by hooks — used especially of the feet of certain birds (as the swifts)

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  • Adhamant — Ad*ha mant, a. [From L. adhamare to catch; ad + hamus hook.] Clinging, as by hooks. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • adhamant — ad·ha·mant …   English syllables

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