Furca


/ˈfɜːkə/
noun (pl) -cae (-kiː)
1.
(zoology) any forklike structure, esp in insects

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  • Furcal

    furcal fur·cal (fûr’kəl) adj. Forked.

  • Furcate

    [adjective fur-keyt, -kit; verb fur-keyt] /adjective ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈfɜr keɪt/ adjective 1. forked; branching. verb (used without object), furcated, furcating. 2. to form a fork; branch. verb (ˈfɜːkeɪt) 1. to divide into two parts; fork adjective (ˈfɜːkeɪt; -kɪt) 2. forked; divided: furcate branches adj. “forked,” 1819, from Medieval Latin furcatus, from Latin furca […]

  • Furcation

    [adjective fur-keyt, -kit; verb fur-keyt] /adjective ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈfɜr keɪt/ adjective 1. forked; branching. verb (used without object), furcated, furcating. 2. to form a fork; branch. verb (ˈfɜːkeɪt) 1. to divide into two parts; fork adjective (ˈfɜːkeɪt; -kɪt) 2. forked; divided: furcate branches adj. “forked,” 1819, from Medieval Latin furcatus, from Latin furca […]

  • Furcula

    [fur-kyuh-luh] /ˈfɜr kyə lə/ noun, plural furculae [fur-kyuh-lee] /ˈfɜr kyəˌli/ (Show IPA) 1. the forked clavicular bone of a bird; wishbone. 2. the ventral, forked appendage on the abdomen of a springtail that the insect uses in springing itself into the air. [fur-kyuh-luh m] /ˈfɜr kyə ləm/ noun, plural furcula [fur-kyuh-luh] /ˈfɜr kyə lə/ (Show […]

  • Furculum

    [fur-kyuh-luh m] /ˈfɜr kyə ləm/ noun, plural furcula [fur-kyuh-luh] /ˈfɜr kyə lə/ (Show IPA) 1. .


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