noun, plural fur·cu·lae [fur-kyuh-lee] /ˈfɜr kyəˌli/.
- the forked clavicular bone of a bird; wishbone.
- 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/.
noun plural -lae (-ˌliː) or -la (-lə)
- any forklike part or organ, esp the fused clavicles (wishbone) of birds