Synonyms

falcate

American

[fal-keyt] / ˈfæl keɪt /

Also falcated

adjective

curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked; falciform.

falcate British

/ ˈfælsɪˌfɔːm, ˈfælkeɪt /

adjective

biology shaped like a sickle

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Other Word Forms

subfalcate adjective

Etymology

Origin of falcate

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

Example Sentences

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Pod flat, oblong, often falcate, few–several-seeded.—Low perennial herbs, or woody at base, punctate with black glands, with bipinnate leaves, and naked racemes of yellow flowers opposite the leaves or terminal.

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Wings.—Falcate; oblong; commonly slightly united at the tip in front of and inclosing the falcate, usually slender, pointed keel.

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Fins of H. g. gracilis are more strongly falcate than those of the other subspecies.

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The adult butterfly is remarkable for the falcate shape of the outer margin of each front wing and the broad tail at the hind outer angle of each hind wing.

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Dorsal fin falcate and distinct; usually appears simultaneous with blow.

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