Falcate

7 lettersadjectiverare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Having a curved shape resembling that of a sickle, used especially in botanical and zoological descriptions.

“The bird's falcate beak was perfectly adapted for extracting nectar from deep flowers.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

fal·cate

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Synonyms

falciform

Antonyms

straight linear

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Wordle

Technical adjective with two A's, F, A, L, C, A, T, E are all common Wordle letters

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