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re·curve

recurve

 
 
pronunciation:
ri kuhrv
part of speech: transitive verb & intransitive verb
inflections: recurves, recurving, recurved
definition: to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows.
You can tell it is an ibex because its horns recurve.
derivation: recurvation (n.)