CURVICAUDATE

Etymology

Adjective

curvicaudate (comparative more curvicaudate, superlative most curvicaudate)

(zoology) Having a curved or crooked tail.

Source: Wiktionary


Cur`vi*cau"date (kr`v-k"dt), a. Etym: [L. curvus bent + E. caudate.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having a curved or crooked tail.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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