Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In entomology: The state of being excurved.
- noun A part of a margin, mark, etc., curved outwardly, or away from the center of the body or organ.
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Examples
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An unusual excurvature or incurvature of the spine.
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An unusual excurvature or incurvature of the spine.
Henry Ossian Flipper The Colored Cadet at West Point Flipper, Henry O 1878
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