| recurve | (v) curve or bend (something) back or down |
| recurvirostra | (n) type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets, Syn. genus Recurvirostra |
| recurvirostridae | (n) long-legged shorebirds, Syn. family Recurvirostridae |
| Recurvate | a. [ L. recurvatus, p. p. of recurvare. See Re-, and Curvate. ] (Bot.) Recurved. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Recurvate | v. t. To bend or curve back; to recurve. Pennant. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Recurvation | n. The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a bending or flexure backward. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Recurve | v. t. To curve in an opposite or unusual direction; to bend back or down. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Recurved | a. Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; |
| Recurviroster | n. [ L. recurvus bent back + rostrum beack; cf. F. récurvirostre. ] (Zool.) A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Recurvirostral | a. [ See Recurviroster. ] (Zool.) Having the beak bent upwards. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Recurvity | n. Recurvation. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Recurvous | a. [ L. recurvus; pref. re- re + curvus curved. ] Recurved. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ] |