Recurvous

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    recurved archaic

    "I have observed long recurvous Tails, longer than their whole Body."

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recurvate

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"I have observed long recurvous Tails, longer than their whole Body."

Etymology

From Latin recurvus, from re- (“re”) + curvus (“curved”).

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