procurved
/prəʊˈkəːvd/Zoology
adjective
Curved forwards; specifically (in spiders) designating a row of eyes arranged in an arc with the ends foremost.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the American Entomological Society. From pro- + curved. Compare classical Latin prōcurvus curved forwards.
- Pullmanize
- Pullman, Philip
- Pullo
- pull-off
- pull-on
- pull oneself together
- pull one's head in
- pull (one's) punches
- pull one's socks up
- pull one's weight
- pull (or bring) a rabbit out of the (or a) hat
- pull (or drag) oneself up by one's (own) bootstraps
- pullorum
- pull (or yank) someone's chain
- pull out
- pull out all the stops
- pull over
- pullover
- pullovered
- pull-quote
- pull rank
- pull round
- pull someone over
- pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
- pull someone's leg