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Meaning of FURCULA

Pronunciation:  'furkyulu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds
 
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 See Also: bird, bone, os, wishbone, wishing bone

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fur"cu*la\, n. [L., a forked prop, dim. of furca a
fork.] (Anat.)
A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.
 

 

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