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trifurcate

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tri·fur·cate  (tr-fûrkt, -kt, trfr-kt) also tri·fur·cat·ed (trfr-ktd)
adj.
Having three forks or branches: trifurcate antennae; trifurcate ribs.

trifur·cation n.

trifurcate [ˈtraɪfɜːkɪt -ˌkeɪt], trifurcated
adj
having three branches or forks
[from Latin trifurcus, from tri- + furca a fork]
trifurcation  n
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Verb1.trifurcate - divide into threetrifurcate - divide into three; "The road trifurcates at the bridge"
furcate, branch, fork, ramify, separate - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"


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0 mm, the dorsalmost preopercular spine was very large and bifurcate; the dorsalmost spine may become trifurcate by the juvenile stage.
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