Definition of Falcula

1. n. A curved and sharp- pointed claw.

Definition of Falcula

1. Noun. The falx cerebelli. ¹

2. Noun. (zoology) A curved and sharp-pointed claw.Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Falcula

1. a claw bent like a sickle [n -S]

Medical Definition of Falcula

1. A curved and sharp-pointed claw. Origin: L, a small sickle, a billhook. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Falcula

falconed
falconer
falconers
falconet
falconets
falcongentil
falconiform
falconine
falconing
falconoid
falconologist
falconologists
falconries
falconry
falcons
falcula (current term)
falcular
falculas
falculate
faldage
faldages
falderal
falderals
falderol
falderols
faldetta
faldettas
faldfee
faldfees
falding

Literary usage of Falcula

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Monograph of the British Spongiadæ by James Scott Bowerbank (1874)
"... falcula. Fig. 1.—Represents the type-specimen in the cabinet of the Rev. AM Norman. Natural size. Fig. 3.—One of the trenchant, contort, ..."

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