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    falcate
    /ˈfalkeɪt/

    adjective

    • 1. curved like a sickle; hooked: "the mandibles are falcate"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › falcateFalcate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FALCATE is hooked or curved like a sickle.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › falcateFALCATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Falcate definition: curved like a scythe or sickle; hooked; falciform.. See examples of FALCATE used in a sentence.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › falcateFalcate - definition of falcate by The Free Dictionary

    Define falcate. falcate synonyms, falcate pronunciation, falcate translation, English dictionary definition of falcate. also fal·cat·ed adj. Curved and tapering to a point; sickle-shaped.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFALCATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. biology. shaped like a sickle. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: from Latin falcātus, from falx sickle. Word Frequency. falcate in American English. (ˈfælˌkeɪt ; ˈfælkɪt ) adjective. sickle-shaped; curved; hooked. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishfalcate collocation | meaning and examples of use - Cambridge...

    When they land in an unfavorable location, they can alternately germinate to produce a long, slender capilliconidiophore that bears a single, falcate capilliconidium.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › falcateFalcate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. curved like a sickle. “a falcate leaf”. “ falcate claws”. “the falcate moon”. synonyms: falciform, sickle-shaped. curved, curving. having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › falcateFalcate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Falcate definition: Sickle-shaped; curved; hooked.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › falcatefalcate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jul 3, 2023 · falcate (comparative more falcate, superlative most falcate) (zoology and botany) Shaped like a sickle.

  10. www.wordsmyth.netfalcate | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English language...

    The meaning of falcate. Definition of falcate. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › falcate_adjfalcate, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective falcate is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for falcate is from 1826, in a text by William Kirby, entomologist and naturalist. falcate is a borrowing from Latin.