Furcate

[fә:kit]

Definition

(a.) Alt. of Furcated

Typed by Carlyle

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. (Bot.) Forked, fork-shaped.

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Definition

adj. forked: branching like the prongs of a fork—also Fur′cated.—ns. Furcā′tion a forking or branching out; Fur′cifer a genus of South American deer with furcate antlers.—adjs. Furcif′erous of insects bearing a forked appendage; Fur′ciform fork-shaped.—n. Fur′cūla the united pair of clavicles of a bird forming a single forked bone—the merry-thought.—adj. Fur′cular furcate: shaped like a fork.

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