DECURVED

Meaning of DECURVED in English

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ' k ə rvd

Function: adjective

Etymology: part translation of Late Latin decurvatus, from Latin de- + curvatus curved

Date: 1835

: curved downward : bent down <a decurved bill>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

DECURVED — adjective Etymology: part translation of Late Latin decurvatus, from Latin de- + curvatus curved Date: 1835 curved downward ; bent …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DECURVED — də̇, (ˈ)dē+ adjective Etymology: part translation of Late Latin decurvatus, from Latin de down, away + curvatus, past participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DECURVED — /dee kerrvd"/ , adj. curved downward, as the bill of a bird. [ 1825-35; DE- + CURVED ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DECURVED — adjective Etymology: part translation of Late Latin decurvatus, from Latin de- + curvatus curved Date: 1835 : curved downward : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DECURVED — ■ adjective Biology (especially of a bird's bill) curved downwards.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DECURVED — [de.curved] adj [part trans. of LL decurvatus, fr. L de- + curvatus curved] (1835): curved downward: bent down
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HOOPOE — noun Etymology: alteration of obsolete hoop, from Middle French huppe, from Latin upupa, of imitative origin Date: 1668 a crested …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SABERBILL — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : curlew 2. : a So. American dendrocolaptine bird of the genus Campylorhamphus having a long decurved …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RECURVED — (ˈ)rē+ adjective Etymology: re- + curved : curved backward or inward — compare decurved
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHOENICULUS — fēˈnikyələs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from phoenic-, phoenix (from Latin phoenix ) + -ulus : an African genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOOPOE — noun also hoo·poo ˈhü(ˌ)pü, -pō ( -s ) Etymology: imitative alteration of hoop (IV) : any of certain Old World …
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DEINOTHERIUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from din- + -therium : a genus (usually coextensive with the family Deinotheriidae …
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CERTHIA — ˈsərthēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, alteration of certhius tree creeper, from Greek kerthios : a genus (the type …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DINOTHERIUM — (n.) A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia. It is remarkable fora pair of …
Английский словарь Webster
DINOTHERIUM — ( n. ) A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia. It is remarkable fora …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOOPOE — noun Etymology: alteration of obsolete hoop, from Middle French huppe, from Latin upupa, of imitative origin Date: 1668 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DINOTHERIUM — noun a large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of europe and asia. it is remarkable fora pair of …
Webster English vocab
HOOPOE — [hoo.poe] n [alter. of obs. hoop, fr. MF huppe, fr. L upupa, of imit. origin] (1668): a crested Old World …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STORK — any of 17 species of large, long-necked, birds constituting the family Ciconiidae (order Ciconiiformes), related to the herons, flamingos, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAMO — (species Drepanis pacifica), Hawaiian songbird of the family Drepanididae (order Passeriformes), which became extinct in about 1898. About 20 cm …
Britannica English vocabulary
ECHIDNA — also called Spiny Anteater, either of two species of egg-laying mammals constituting the family Tachyglossidae, order Monotremata. These stocky, virtually …
Britannica English vocabulary
CURLEW — any of numerous medium-sized or large shorebirds belonging to the genus Numenius (family Scolopacidae) and having a bill that is …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOOPOE — n. a salmon-pink bird, Upupa epops, with black and white wings and tail, a large erectile crest, and a long …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DECURVE — v.tr. & intr. Zool. & Bot. (esp. as decurved adj.) curve or bend down (a decurved bill). øødecurvature n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOOPOE — n. a salmon-pink bird, Upupa epops, with black and white wings and tail, a large erectile crest, and a long …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DECURVE — v.tr. & intr. Zool. & Bot. (esp. as decurved adj.) curve or bend down (a decurved bill). decurvature n.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOOPOE — n. a salmon-pink bird, Upupa epops, with black and white wings and tail, a large erectile crest, and a long …
Oxford English vocab
DECURVE — v.tr. & intr. Zool. & Bot. (esp. as decurved adj.) curve or bend down (a decurved bill). Derivatives: decurvature n.
Oxford English vocab

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