procurvedadj.

Brit.

/prəʊˈkəːvd/, U.S.

/proʊˈkərvd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pro- prefix¹, curved adj.

Etymology: < pro- prefix¹ + curved adj. Compare classical Latin prōcurvus curved forwards. Compare earlier recurved adj. and procurvation n.

Zoology.

Curved forwards; spec. (in spiders) designating a row of eyes arranged in an arc with the ends foremost.

ΚΠ

1896 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 23 58 Anterior row of eyes nearly straight..; posterior row barely procurved.

1904 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1903 25 53 The beak is less procurved than is indicated by the description and the original figure.

1948 Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 41 508 Posterior eye row strongly procurved.

1962 Copeia i. 50/2 The lachrymal of L. marginatus is similar to that of the longear sunfish, but not so wide ventrally,..or the ocular margin so strongly procurved.

2000 Zool. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 130 405 The remaining two families, Iolinidae and Ereynetidae, form the informal group Procurvata, characterized by the procurved dehiscence line.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	procurved
释义	procurvedadj. Brit. /prəʊˈkəːvd/, U.S. /proʊˈkərvd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pro- prefix¹, curved adj. Etymology: < pro- prefix¹ + curved adj. Compare classical Latin prōcurvus curved forwards. Compare earlier recurved adj. and procurvation n. Zoology. Curved forwards; spec. (in spiders) designating a row of eyes arranged in an arc with the ends foremost. ΚΠ 1896 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 23 58 Anterior row of eyes nearly straight..; posterior row barely procurved. 1904 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1903 25 53 The beak is less procurved than is indicated by the description and the original figure. 1948 Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 41 508 Posterior eye row strongly procurved. 1962 Copeia i. 50/2 The lachrymal of L. marginatus is similar to that of the longear sunfish, but not so wide ventrally,..or the ocular margin so strongly procurved. 2000 Zool. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 130 405 The remaining two families, Iolinidae and Ereynetidae, form the informal group Procurvata, characterized by the procurved dehiscence line. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1896
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