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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

falcate

/fal-keyt/US // ˈfæl keɪt //UK // (ˈfælkeɪt) //

镰刀状,镰刀形的,镰刀形,镰刀

Related Words

bowed鞠躬,鞠躬致敬,鞠躬致谢,鞠鞠躬concave凹陷,凹面,凹,凹进convex凸形,凸面,凸形的,凸curved弯曲的,弯弯曲曲的,弧形,弧形的crescentic新月型,新月形的,新月形,月牙形semicircular半圆形,半圆的,半圆型,半圆

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked; falciform.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as increscent
Synonyms
bow-shaped弓形,弓形的,弓型,弓状bowed鞠躬,鞠躬致敬,鞠躬致谢,鞠鞠躬concave凹陷,凹面,凹,凹进convex凸形,凸面,凸形的,凸crescent-shaped月牙形,月牙形的,月牙型,新月形crescentic新月型,新月形的,新月形,月牙形crescentiform月牙形,月牙型,月牙状,月牙形的curved弯曲的,弯弯曲曲的,弧形,弧形的semicircular半圆形,半圆的,半圆型,半圆

Examples

  • Setae numerous; the appendage short, falcate, with tip simple, but a slender tooth near middle of curved edge.

  • "Skull with marked but rounded supra-orbital ridges continued into temporal ridges; coronoid process high and falcate" (Alston).

  • The dorsal fin is small, located behind the midpoint of the back, and variable in shape from falcate to triangular.

  • The dorsal fin varies from small and triangular to nearly falcate and pointed on the tip.

  • It is low in profile, has a long base, is set far forward on the animal's back, and is falcate to "flaglike" in appearance.

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