| NOUN | animal | furcula | a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds |
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| Meaning | A forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds. | |
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| Part of | bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
| Narrower | wishbone, wishing bone | The furcula of a domestic fowl |
| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Spanish | fúrcula | |
| Catalan | fúrcula | |
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