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falcate
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fal·cate  (flkt) also fal·cat·ed (-ktd)
adj.
Curved and tapering to a point; sickle-shaped.
[Latin falctus, from falx, falc-, sickle.]
falcate [ˈfælkeɪt], falciform [ˈfælsɪˌfɔːm]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology shaped like a sickle
[from Latin falcātus, from falx sickle]
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Adj.1.falcate - curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon"
falciform, sickle-shaped
curved, curving - having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"
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