furcula








noun, plural fur·cu·lae [fur-kyuh-lee] /ˈfɜr kyəˌli/.

  1. the forked clavicular bone of a bird; wishbone.
  2. the ventral, forked appendage on the abdomen of a springtail that the insect uses in springing itself into the air.

noun, plural fur·cu·la [fur-kyuh-luh] /ˈfɜr kyə lə/.

  1. furcula.

noun plural -lae (-ˌliː) or -la (-lə)

  1. any forklike part or organ, esp the fused clavicles (wishbone) of birds
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