furcula
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furcula /ˈfəːkjʊlə/
▶noun (pl. furculae /-liː/) Zoology
- 1 the wishbone of a bird.
- 2 the forked appendage at the end of the abdomen in a springtail, by which the insect jumps.
– derivatives
furcular adjective.
furcular adjective.
– origin C19: from L., dimin. of furca ‘fork’.
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