a. [f. L. falcula, dim. of falc-, falx sickle + -ATE.] Resembling a little sickle in form, small and curved.
1836. R. B. Todd, The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology, III. 329/1. Others [of the Marsupials] are digitigrade with falculate claws.
a. [f. L. falcula, dim. of falc-, falx sickle + -ATE.] Resembling a little sickle in form, small and curved.
1836. R. B. Todd, The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology, III. 329/1. Others [of the Marsupials] are digitigrade with falculate claws.
