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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Noun

furcula - 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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The size and shape of the apertures in the sternum are highly variable; so is the degree of divergence and relative size of the two arms of the furcula. The proportional width of the gape of mouth, the proportional length of the eyelids, of the orifice of the nostrils, of the tongue (not always in strict correlation with the length of beak), the size of the crop and of the upper part of the oesophagus; the development and abortion of the oil-gland; the number of the primary wing and caudal feathers; the relative length of wing and tail to each other and to the body; the relative length of leg and of the feet; the number of scutellae on the toes, the development of skin between the toes, are all points of structure which are variable.

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