falcate

[ fal-keyt ]

adjective

1. curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked; falciform.

falcate

/ ˈfælkeɪt; ˈfælsɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. biology shaped like a sickle

Other Words From

• sub·fal·cate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of falcate¹

1820–30; < Latin falcātus sickle-shaped, equivalent to falc- (stem of falx ) sickle + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of falcate¹

C19: from Latin falcātus , from falx sickle

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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