recurvous
English
Etymology
From Latin recurvus, from re- (“re”) + curvus (“curved”).
Adjective
recurvous (comparative more recurvous, superlative most recurvous)
- (archaic) recurved
- Synonym: recurvate
- 1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC:
- I have observed long recurvous Tails, longer than their whole Body.
References
- “recurvous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.