reclivate

reclivate
adj. [L. re, back; clivus, slope]
1. Having the form of a sigmoid curve; a convex and concave line.
2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
An insect wing vein having the front end farther from the wing base than the hind end; see verticle, inclivous.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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