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  • A monstrous head protruded from behind the divan, a reptilian head, broad as the head of a crocodile, with down-curving fangs that projected over the lower jaw.

    The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • A monstrous head protruded from behind the divan, a reptilian head, broad as the head of a crocodile, with down-curving fangs that projected over the lower jaw.

    The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • He was a strong debonair fellow of about thirty, with down-curving moustaches, wearing a singlet, with his longyi kilted to the knee.

    Burmese Days 2002

  • Bashere smiled through those thick mustaches, like down-curving horns, a not entirely pleasant smile.

    The Path of Daggers Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1998

  • Wide, down-curving mouths were located directly beneath the ocular orbits.

    Jed the Dead Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • The wild junglefowl, however, has feathered legs, a down-curving tail, and an overall scragginess.

    5 Chicken 1991

  • A monstrous head protruded from behind the divan, a reptilian head, broad as the head of a crocodile, with down-curving fangs that projected over the lower jaw.

    The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989

  • It had green wings and a squat, down-curving beak.

    Dragon on a Pedestal Anthony, Piers 1983

  • Great trees with down-curving branches hung close by them.

    Splinter Of The Mind's Eye Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1978

  • Great trees with down-curving branches hung close by them.

    Splinter Of The Mind's Eye Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1978

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