Furcula

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Zoology A forked part or bone, such as the wishbone of a bird. Also called fourchette.
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  • n. A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged.
  • n. The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.
  • n. The (two-pronged,) forked, somewhat tail-like organ held bent forward and secured by a catch beneath most species of Collembola (springtails), with which they jump by releasing the catch abruptly when alarmed.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In ornithology, the united pair of clavicles of a bird, forming a single forked bone, whence the name.
  • n. In entomology, a forked process: specifically applied to a long bifid process on the bodies of certain caterpillars. See furciferous, 1.
  • n. In embryology, a forked median protuberance arising in the floor of the embryonic pharynx between the third and fourth pairs of visceral arches. It develops into the epiglottis of the adult.
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  • n. a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds
    • Cross Reference
    furcula supra-analis   
    Variant
    furculae   
     
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