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fur·cu·la

 (fûr′kyə-lə)
n. pl. fur·cu·lae (-lē′) Zoology
A forked part or bone, such as the wishbone of a bird. Also called fourchette.
[Latin, diminutive of furca, fork.]
fur′cu·lar adv.
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furcula

(ˈfɜːkjʊlə) or

furculum

n, pl -lae (-ˌliː) , -la (-lə)
(Zoology) any forklike part or organ, esp the fused clavicles (wishbone) of birds
[C19: from Latin: a forked support for a wall, diminutive of furca fork]
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fur•cu•la

(ˈfɜr kyə lə)

n., pl. -lae (-ˌli)
a forked bone; wishbone.
[1855–60; < Latin: a forked prop. See fork, -ule]
fur′cu•lar, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.furcula - a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birdsfurcula - a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds
bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
wishbone, wishing bone - the furcula of a domestic fowl
bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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Measurement data were obtained for tegmen length (from lowest insertion along lower pronotum to tip), narrowest dorsal distance between eyes, and length of male furculae. Measurements of tegmen length were done using a vernier caliper and estimated to the nearest 0.1 mm, while measurements of the intereye distance and length of furculae were taken with an optical micrometer (Scope: Clympus SZ-STS, 2.5x x 10x = 25x; Micrometer: Clympus AX0001 CB-M, 1/100 mm).
Morphological and genetic analyses in the Melanoplus packardii group (Orthoptera: acrididae)
Furculae distinct, raised comma-shaped protuberances, extending about one fourth length of the supra-anal plate.
A new species of Melanoplus (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae) from the cedar glades of Tennessee, USA
Both species have wide spaced, rather robust, furculae of the last abdominal tergite, a tapered supra-anal plate with faintly developed longish tubercles and robust male cerci.
Taxonomic changes and new species of the flightless genus Parepistaurus Karsch, 1896 (Orthoptera: Acrididae, Coptacridinae) from mountainous East Africa
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species; shape and position of furculae and shape of epiproct and cerci
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