Associations to the word «Furcula»
Noun
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Wiktionary
FURCULA, noun. (anatomy) A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged.
FURCULA, noun. (ornithology) The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.
FURCULA, noun. (entomology) 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.
Dictionary definition
FURCULA, noun. A forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.