Definitions from Wiktionary (furcula)
▸ noun: (anatomy) A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged.
▸ noun: (ornithology) The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.
▸ noun: (entomology) 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.
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▸ noun: (anatomy) A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged.
▸ noun: (ornithology) The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.
▸ noun: (entomology) 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.
Similar:
furculum,
falx,
styloid process,
fibulare,
coronoid process,
anfractuosity,
metapophysis,
fissure,
flexure,
folding bone,
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