decurved

American  

[dee-kurvd] / diˈkɜrvd /

adjective

1. curved downward, as the bill of a bird.

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decurved British  

/ diːˈkɜːvd /

adjective

1. bent or curved downwards

   a decurved bill

   decurved petals

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Etymology

Origin of decurved

First recorded in 1825–35; de- + curved ( def. )

Example Sentences

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decurved

The ducks have vanished, but Dugan discovers a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, and Gallo and Bonomo get two Whimbrels, large, leggy shorebirds with long, decurved bills.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2021

Toes two in front, two behind; bill, usually, more or less decurved; tail, long and rounded, the outer feathers being, generally, much shorter than the middle pair.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Frank M. Chapman

Bill much shorter than head, depressed towards nail, which is elliptical and decurved at tip; lamellæ hidden; nostrils near middle of bill.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns

Bill moderate, strong, sharp-edged above, compressed, slightly decurved; hind toe high on the tarsus; first primary nearly equal to the second, which is longest; tail even, or but slightly forked.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns

The hybrid is intermediate in curvature of the lateral line, which is nearly straight in Rhinichthys and strongly decurved in Gila.

From Five Natural Hybrid Combinations in Minnows (Cyprinidae) by Frank B. Cross