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fur·cu·la

   [fur-kyuh-luh]
noun, plural fur·cu·lae  [-lee] .
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.
Origin:
1855–60; < Latin: a forked prop. See fork, -ule

Related forms
fur·cu·lar, adjective

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fur·cu·lum

   [fur-kyuh-luhm]
noun, plural fur·cu·la  [-luh] .
furcula.
Origin:
< Neo-Latin
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furcula or furculum (ˈfɜːkjʊlə, ˈfɜːkjʊləm)
 
—n , pl -lae, -la
any forklike part or organ, esp the fused clavicles (wishbone) of birds
 
[C19: from Latin: a forked support for a wall, diminutive of furca fork]
 
furculum or furculum (ˈfɜːkjʊlə, ˈfɜːkjʊləm, -ˌliː, -lə)
 
—n
 
[C19: from Latin: a forked support for a wall, diminutive of furca fork]

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