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bifid

[bahy-fid]

adjective

separated or cleft into two equal parts or lobes.

Origin:
1655–65; < Latin bifidus, equivalent to bi- bi-¹ + fid- (variant stem of findere to split; akin to bite) + -us adj. suffix

Related forms

bi·fid·i·ty, noun

bi·fid·ly, adverb

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bifid (ˈbaɪfɪd)

—*adj*
	divided into two lobes by a median cleft: bifid leaves

[C17: from Latin bifidus from bi-¹ + -fidus, from findere to split]

bi'fidity

—n

'bifidly

—*adv*

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bifid bi·fid (bī'fĭd)
adj.
Forked or split into two parts.

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