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retrocurved
retrocurved adj. 
/ˈrɛtrəˌkərvd/ curved backwards.
Brit. /ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)kəːvd/
, /ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)kəːvd/U.S. /ˈrɛtroʊˌkərvd/
, /ˈrɛtroʊˌkərvd//ˈrɛtrəˌkərvd/ΚΠ
1759 W. Hillary Observ. Changes Air & Dis. Barbados 223 Sometimes the Head, Neck, and Back, are only retrocurved, and the Legs strongly and rigidly extended.
1884 W. H. G. Kingston Western World iii. 62 The two retro-curved horns..rise out of bony sockets above the eyes.
1901 W. L. Jepson Flora Western Middle Calif. 247 Pedicels after anthesis commonly retrocurved [in Erodium].
2001 W. S. Moore & S. S. Ahn Endovascular Surg. 663 Access to the distal reaches of the pudendal artery has been obtained..using long retrocurved catheters for endoluminal manipulations.
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- shield number
- shield of brawn
- shield of pretence
- shield reptile
- shield shrimp
- shield slater
- shield snake
- shield tail
- shield urchin
- shield volcano
- shield-arm
- shield-back
- shield-backed
- shield-bearer
- shield-bearing
- shield-board
- shield-bone
- shield-boss
- shield-boy
- shield-breaking
- shield-bud
- shield-budding
- shield-cartilage
- shield-cell
- shield-fern