Furcate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɜː.keɪt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Furcate is an adjective meaning Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts.
Meaning
Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts.
More Meanings
- To fork or branch out.
Example Sentences
Descending keel of the pronotum, which divides into two furcating lamella
In Dyticus it even furcates, and with both prongs of the fork it encloses the intestine, and lower down the nervous cord
These ridges are prominent, about the thickness of a coarse thread, very numerous, irregular, and run into one another, but towards the bottom, always furcate or divide.
Word Forms
- furcates
- furcating
- furcated
Synonyms for furcate
Depending on context, synonyms include cloven, forked.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include forked, setae, bifurcate, trifurcate, biforked, bifurcating.
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