falcate

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Corolla.—Deep sulphur-yellow; the slender falcate upper lip dark purple; the tube very slender, but the sacs of the lower lip large and deep, their folds hairy within.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

Fins of H. g. gracilis are more strongly falcate than those of the other subspecies.

From Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis by Cross, Frank B.

Dorsal fin falcate and distinct, in last one-third of back.

From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David

Front outer angle of each front wing projecting into a falcate tip.

From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.

Dorsal fin falcate and distinct, in last one-third of back.

From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David