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

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 Johns, Rev. C. A.

Involucral leaves 2; perianth dorsally compressed, the mouth truncate, bilabiate, decurved.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Toes two in front, two behind; bill, short; upper mandible decurved and dentate; tail square; plumage, soft, loose, and generally shining green above.

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

Bill slender and much decurved; tail usually pointed and stiffened.

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