furcula

fur·cu·la

(fŭr'kyū-lă),

1. The fused clavicles, which form the V-shaped bone (wishbone) of the bird's skeleton.

2. In the embryo, an inverted U-shaped elevation that appears on the ventral wall of the pharynx, being formed by the two linear ridges and the caudal part of the hypopharyngeal eminence; the depression enclosed by the U shape is the laryngotracheal groove.

[L. a forked prop, dim. of furca, a fork]

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furcula

(fûr′kyə-lə)

n. pl. furcu·lae (-lē′) Zoology

A forked part or bone, such as the wishbone of a bird. Also called fourchette.

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fur′cu·lar adv.

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furcula

1. the wishbone (clavicle) of birds.
2. the forked springing organ of COLLEMBOLA.

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