What does "rhamphoid" mean?

Of a cusp: defined by the equation (y-x²)²=x⁵, which is parametrized by (t²,t⁴+t⁵); having two branches with concavity in the same direction.

What is a synonym for "rhamphoid"?

Common synonyms include: aquiline, beaked, billed, crooked, hooked, roman nosed.

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Adjective

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Of a cusp: defined by the equation (y-x²)²=x⁵, which is parametrized by (t²,t⁴+t⁵); having two branches with concavity in the same direction. not-comparable

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥάμφος (rhámphos, “beak”) + -oid.

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