furcula

Meaning of furcula

noun
  1. A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged.
  2. The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.
  3. The (two-pronged) forked, somewhat tail-like organ held bent forward and secured by a catch beneath most species of Collembola (springtails), with which they jump by releasing the catch abruptly when alarmed.

Information about furcula

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of furcula is: furculas.
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Hyphenation of furcula

fur-cula

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • furcula is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with furcula

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