falcated

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falcated

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Latin falcatus (“sickle-shaped”)

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  1. not comparable Synonym of falcate. But little inferior to it in size is the famed Tusseh silk moth[1], which feeds on the country almond (Terminalia catappa) and the palma Christi or Castor-oil plant; it is easily distinguishable from the Atlas, which has a triangular wing, whilst its [wing] is falcated, and the transparent spots are

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@misc{falcated_2026,
  title = {falcated},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/falcated},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}