English Explanatory Dictionary

furcula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged.
  2. The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.
  3. 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.

Word forms

furcula furculae furculæ

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin furcula.

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