reclivate,a.Entom.rare.|ˈrɛklɪveɪt| [f. late L. reclīv-is or reclīv-us bending backwards + -ate.] Forming a double or sigmoid curve. 1825Say in Wks. (1859) II. 245 Spot on the vertex..and reclivate line on the hemelytra.Ibid. 246 A rufous, some⁓what reclivate line.