Multifurcate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mʌltiˈfɝkət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Multifurcate is an adjective meaning Multiply divided or forked.
Meaning
Multiply divided or forked.
More Meanings
- To divide or fork into many channels or branches.
Example Sentences
True medusa tentacles occur later in development through the distal and lateral expansion of eight tongue-like processes on the bell’s oral surface, which multifurcate into hundreds of small tentacles.
Word Forms
- multifurcates
- multifurcating
- multifurcated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include multiforked, multifork, multifircating, bifurcate, biforked, furcate.
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