FURCULA


Meaning of FURCULA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfər-kyə-lə ]

noun

( plural fur·cu·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, forked prop, diminutive of furca

Date: 1859

: a forked process or part: as

a. : wishbone

b. : the forked leaping appendage arising from the fourth abdominal segment of a springtail

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.