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Retrorse

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Curved, pointed or oriented backward or downward.
Adjective
  1. 1
    bent or curved backward or downward wordnet

Etymology

From Latin retrorsus, contracted form of retroversus, from retro (“back”) + versum (“turned”). Doublet of retroverse.

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