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Definition of falcate in English: falcateadjective ˈfalkeɪt Zoology Botany Curved like a sickle; hooked. the mandibles are falcate Example sentencesExamples - The shell is very long and narrow, falcate, fibrous, and distinctly exhibiting the small septa as they occur in the genus Caprina.
- Macroconidia are falcate and have three or four septa.
- The shape of the dorsal fin is variable ranging from low and stubby with a broad base to high and falcate (curved).
- Beaked whales have a small, falcate dorsal fin, which is set fairly far back on their bodies (well beyond the midpoint).
- Many of the specimens are strongly falcate and appear to be pinnules rather than leaves; they often have longitudinal wrinkles that appear to result from compression of a thick lamina.
Origin Early 19th century: from Latin falcatus, from falx, falc- 'sickle'. Definition of falcate in US English: falcateadjective Botany Zoology Curved like a sickle; hooked. the mandibles are falcate Example sentencesExamples - The shape of the dorsal fin is variable ranging from low and stubby with a broad base to high and falcate (curved).
- Macroconidia are falcate and have three or four septa.
- Many of the specimens are strongly falcate and appear to be pinnules rather than leaves; they often have longitudinal wrinkles that appear to result from compression of a thick lamina.
- Beaked whales have a small, falcate dorsal fin, which is set fairly far back on their bodies (well beyond the midpoint).
- The shell is very long and narrow, falcate, fibrous, and distinctly exhibiting the small septa as they occur in the genus Caprina.
Origin Early 19th century: from Latin falcatus, from falx, falc- ‘sickle’. |