falciform

[Lat. falx (gen it. falcis )=a scythe, a sickle, and form a =form, shape; Fr. falci forme.] I. Ord . Lang .: Having the form of a sickle; resembling a sickle. II. Technically: 1. Bot. Falcate, curved. 2. Anat .: Applied to different parts; the broad or suspensory ligament of the liver is sometimes called the falciform ligament. făl'-cō, s. [Low Lat.] Zool.: A genus of diurnal birds of prey, including the Peregrine, Falco peregrin us , Hobby, F. sub buteo and Merlin, F. æsalon .