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View synonyms for falcate
falcate
[ fal-keyt ]
adjective
- curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked; falciform.
falcate
/ ˈfælsɪˌfɔːm; ˈfælkeɪt /
adjective
- biology shaped like a sickle
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- sub·fal·cate adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of falcate1
C19: from Latin falcātus , from falx sickle
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Example Sentences
Setae numerous; the appendage short, falcate, with tip simple, but a slender tooth near middle of curved edge.
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"Skull with marked but rounded supra-orbital ridges continued into temporal ridges; coronoid process high and falcate" (Alston).
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The dorsal fin is small, located behind the midpoint of the back, and variable in shape from falcate to triangular.
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The dorsal fin varies from small and triangular to nearly falcate and pointed on the tip.
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It is low in profile, has a long base, is set far forward on the animal's back, and is falcate to "flaglike" in appearance.
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