Meaning
Shaped like a sickle.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“curved, sickle-shaped”), from falx (“sickle”, oblique stem in falc-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
falcatedfalciformfalculardrepaniformbicorncrescentcynthiancorniformcrescenticcrescentiform
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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