falcated adjective. ['falkeɪtɪd] E18.
[formed as FALCATE + -ED¹.]
1. Astronomy. Appearing crescent-shaped. E18.

2. = FALCATE Chiefly in falcated teal, a duck, Anas falcata, native to China and NE Asia, named from the long sickle-shaped inner secondary feathers of the male. M18.

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