HyperDic: furcula

English > 1 sense of the word furcula:
NOUNanimalfurculaa forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds
English > furcula: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds.
Part ofbirdwarm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Narrowerwishbone, wishing boneThe furcula of a domestic fowl
Broaderbone, osrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Spanishfúrcula
Catalanfúrcula

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