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fur⋅cu⋅la

  [fur-kyuh-luh]
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–noun, plural -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; < L: a forked prop. See fork, -ule

Related forms:
fur⋅cu⋅lar, adjective
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fur·cu·la   (fûr'kyə-lə)   
n.   pl. fur·cu·lae (-lē') Zoology
A forked part or bone, such as the wishbone of a bird. Also called fourchette.

[Latin, diminutive of furca, fork.]
fur'cu·lar adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fur·cu·la
Pronunciation: 'f&r-ky&-l&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fur·cu·lae /-"lE,-"lI/
: an elevation on the embryonic floor of the pharynx from which the epiglottis develops
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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