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decurved

/dee-kurvd/US // diˈkɜrvd //UK // (diːˈkɜːvd) //

蜕变,蜕化,蜕变的,蜕皮

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : curved downward, as the bill of a bird.

Examples

  • A bird of slighter build, but similar coloration to the Knot; smaller (length eight inches) and with a slightly decurved bill.

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

  • Bill slender, decurved, brownish black above paler below; feet and legs brown; iris dark brown.

  • Body of the premaxilla pointed and slightly decurved; its length and breadth less than the basis cranii.

  • Bill short, stout, cerate; upper mandible with the tip elongated and decurved; lower mandible rounded and thin-edged at the end.