Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word curtus.
Examples
-
The hideous _trigonocephalus_ has forced the introduction and acclimation of the mongoose to the cane fields of the Western tropics; the tiger snake (_Heplocephalus curtus_) is the terror of Australian plains; the fer de lance (_Craspedocephalus lanceolatus_) renders the paradise of
Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 Various
-
The Latin authors who treat the Jews with such profound contempt as to apply to them in derision the expressions, “curtus
-
"Analysis of ancient DNA from several dozen stout-legged moa (Euryapteryx curtus) - one of four moa species under scrutiny - showed that immature males were as common as females but as adults they made up only a quarter of the population.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
-
"Analysis of ancient DNA from several dozen stout-legged moa (Euryapteryx curtus) - one of four moa species under scrutiny - showed that immature males were as common as females but as adults they made up only a quarter of the population.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
-
"Analysis of ancient DNA from several dozen stout-legged moa (Euryapteryx curtus) - one of four moa species under scrutiny - showed that immature males were as common as females but as adults they made up only a quarter of the population.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
-
"Analysis of ancient DNA from several dozen stout-legged moa (Euryapteryx curtus) - one of four moa species under scrutiny - showed that immature males were as common as females but as adults they made up only a quarter of the population.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.