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furca

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furca [ˈfɜːkə]
n pl -cae [-kiː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology any forklike structure, esp in insects
[Latin: fork]
furcal  adj


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Excretory vesicle V-shaped filled with excretory granules, arms reaching pharynx level, opening on the inner side of each furca end.
Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret: You may drive out Nature with a pitchfork, yet she still will hurry back.
However, it seems to be the case of - to torture Horace's celebrated tag - "Italiam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret," for his contributors subsequently acknowledge the centrality of Italy in transmitting the rhetorical tradition.
 
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