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Furcula — Fur cu*la, n. [L., a forked prop, dim. of furca a fork.] (Anat.) A forked process; the wishbone or furculum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
furcula — ● furcula nom féminin (du latin furca, fourche) Chez les oiseaux, fourchette (os) … Encyclopédie Universelle
furcula — [fʉr′kyo͞o lə] n. pl. furculae [fʉr′kyo͞olē, fʉr′kyo͞olī΄] [ModL, forked support, dim. of L furca, a fork] Anat. Zool. any forked part or organ, as the forked tail of certain springing insects or the wishbone furcular [fʉr′kyo͞olər] adj … English World dictionary
Furca (Biologie) — Bei Triops longicaudatus waren die besonders langen Schwanzfäden der Furca das namengebende Merkmal Die Furca (Lat. zweizinkige Gabel, Pl.: Furcae) ist bei niederen Krebstieren ein gegabelter Telson, also das letzte Körpersegment des Hinterleibs… … Deutsch Wikipedia
furca — n.; pl. cae [L. furca, fork] 1. Any forked process. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The caudal furca; cercopod. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. The cercopods; the forked sternal process arising from the thoracic sternum of pterygote insects formed by the… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
furcula — n.; pl. lae [L. dim. furca, fork] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. The forked springing apparatus of springtails; furca. 2. In Hymenoptera, a small sclerite of the anterior sting base which depresses, raises and rotates the sting of bees. furcular adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
furcula — noun (plural furculae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, forked prop, diminutive of furca Date: 1859 a forked process or part: as a. wishbone b. the forked leaping appendage arising from the fourth abdominal segment of a springtail … New Collegiate Dictionary
furcula — 1. The fused clavicles, which form the V shaped bone (wishbone) of the bird s skeleton. 2. In the embryo, an inverted U shaped elevation that appears on the ventral wall of the pharynx, being formed by the two linear ridges and the caudal part of … Medical dictionary
furcula — [ fə:kjʊlə] noun (plural furculae li:) 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 Origin C19: from L., dimin. of furca fork … English new terms dictionary
furcula — /ˈfɜkjələ/ (say ferkyuhluh) noun (plural furculae /ˈfɜkjəli/ (say ferkyuhlee)) the forked clavicular bone of a bird; wishbone. {Latin, diminutive of furca fork} –furcular, adjective …
fourcelle — La Fourcelle d un homme, Claues, siue Clauiculae, nonnullis Iugula. L office des fourcelles ou fourchettes est assez declaré par les noms susdits: car elles ferment et retiennent les bras de peur qu ils ne se demettent par quelque mouvement… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
