DOWNCURVED

Meaning of DOWNCURVED in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

: curved downward especially at the end — used of projecting parts

the long downcurved bill of the curlew

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DOWNCURVED — /down"kerrvd'/ , adj. curved downward at the edges or end: his downcurved mouth conveyed his disappointment; downcurved beak. [ DOWN …
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DOWNCURVED — ■ adjective curved downwards.
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WREN — Any of 59 species (family Troglodytidae) of chunky songbirds, found in the Western Hemisphere. One species, Troglodytes troglodytes , has …
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THRASHER — Any of 17 species (family Mimidae) of New World songbirds that have a downcurved bill and are noted for noisily …
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BEE-EATER — Any of about 25 species of brightly coloured birds (family Meropidae) that feed on bees, wasps, and other insects. They …
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RED-BACKED SANDPIPER — noun : a widely distributed rather small sandpiper ( Erolia alpina ) that is typically cinnamon to rusty brown above, …
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IBISBILL — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a bluish gray bird ( Ibidorhyncha struthersii ) of central Asia having a long downcurved red bill …
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ANATRIAENE — ˌanəˈtrīˌēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: ana- + triaene : a triaene with downcurved cladi
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CURLEW — /kerr"looh/ , n. 1. any of several shorebirds of the genus Numenius, having a long, slender, downcurved bill, as the …
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THRASHER — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a person or thing that thrashes. 2》 archaic spelling of thresher . ———————— ~ 2 …
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PARROT — ■ noun a mainly tropical bird, typically brightly coloured, with a strong downcurved hooked bill and a raucous voice, some …
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KIWI — ■ noun ( plural ~s ) 1》 a flightless tailless New Zealand bird with hair-like feathers and a long downcurved …
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IBIS — [ 'ʌɪbɪs ] ■ noun ( plural ~es ) a large wading bird with a long downcurved bill, long neck, …
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HOOPOE — [ 'hu:pu: , -pəʊ ] ■ noun a salmon-pink bird with a long downcurved bill, a large crest, and black-and-white …
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DUNLIN — [ 'dʌnlɪn ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a common migratory sandpiper with a downcurved bill and …
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CURLEW — [ 'kə:l(j)u: ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a large wading bird of the sandpiper family, with …
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CHOUGH — [ tʃʌf ] ■ noun 1》 a black bird of the crow family with a red or yellow downcurved bill, …
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BEE-EATER — ■ noun a brightly coloured insectivorous bird with a downcurved bill and long central tail feathers. [ Merops apiaster and …
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WREN — family name Troglodytidae, any of 59 species of small, chunky, brownish birds (order Passeriformes). The family originated in the Western …
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WOODCREEPER — also called Woodhewer, any of about 48 species of tropical American birds comprising the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae, family Furnariidae, order Passeriformes. …
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WOOD HOOPOE — also called kakelaar any of 6 species of tropical African birds of the family Phoeniculidae (order Coraciiformes). Sometimes they are …
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WALL CREEPER — (Tichodroma muraria), bird of the mountains of southern Europe to central Asia, largest member of the family Sittidae (order Passeriformes). …
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TREECREEPER — also spelled Tree Creeper, also called Creeper, any of a dozen species of small slender birds, with downcurved bills, that …
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THRASHER — any of numerous New World birds with downcurved bills, noted for noisy foraging on the ground in dense thickets and …
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SCYTHEBILL — also called Sabrebill, or Sicklebill, any of several birds of Central and South American tropical forests, belonging to the genus …
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SARANGI — fiddle popular in northern Indian (Hindustani) music. Its roughly rectangular, slightly waisted body and broad, unfretted neck are generally carved …
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MOTMOT — any of about eight species of long-tailed forest birds of the family Momotidae (order Coraciiformes) of Central and South America. …
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MOSASAUR — family of extinct aquatic lizards closely related to the present-day Oriental and African monitor lizards. They attained a high degree …
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HUMMINGBIRD — any of about 320 species of small, often brightly coloured birds of the family Trochilidae, usually placed with the swifts …
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HOOPOE — Hoopoe (Upupa epops) (Upupa epops), strikingly crested bird found from southern Europe and Africa to southeastern Asia, the sole member …
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CUCULIFORM — Cuckoo (Cuculus) (order Cuculiformes), any member of the cosmopolitan group containing two very distinct families, the cuckoos (Cuculidae; see photograph) …
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