falcated
falcated adjective: synonym of falcate.
Adjective
falcated (not comparable)
- Synonym of falcate.
- But little inferior to it in size is the famed Tusseh silk moth[1], which feeds on the country almond (Terminalia catappa) and the palma Christi or Castor-oil plant; it is easily distinguishable from the Atlas, which has a triangular wing, whilst its [wing] is falcated, and the transparent spots...1860, James Emerson Tennent, Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and
- Synonyms:
- falcate
Synonyms of falcated
Origin of falcated
Latin falcatus (“sickle-shaped”)
Words formed from falcated
Phrases with falcated
Questions about falcated
- What does falcated mean?
- Falcated means synonym of falcate.
- What part of speech is falcated?
- Falcated is an adjective.
Words near falcated in the dictionary
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