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falcate

adjective

  1. hooked or curved like a sickle
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfælkeɪt/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“curved, sickle-shaped”), from falx (“sickle”, oblique stem in falc-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

  1. Shaped like a sickle.