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Furcula
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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furcula or furculum (ˈfɜːkjʊlə, ˈfɜːkjʊləm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
| 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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For birds to evolve from theropods, the lost furcula would have to reappear.
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