falcate
adjective
curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked; falciform.
falcated
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a variation of
falcate.
Example Sentences
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Most falcated ducks breed and live in China, and smaller populations live in Japan, North Korea and South Korea.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2012
Wildlife officials say a male falcated duck, a bird common in China, was first spotted at the refuge on Dec. 8.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2012
Curved-bill Humming Bird, golden green; chin and fore part of the throat violet-blue; tail even; wings falcated, greater quills with the shafts dilated and compressed.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
The word "moon-sickle" reminds me of a passage in Harris, as quoted by Johnson, under the word "falcated."
From The Death of Wallenstein by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Green; throat and breast shining blue; body and vent blue green; tail even, rufous cinnamon; exterior quills falcated, the shafts dilated and compressed.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
