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Definition of Furcula

Furcula
Furcula Fur"cu*la, n. [L., a forked prop, dim. of furca a fork.] (Anat.) A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.

Meaning of Furcula from wikipedia

- The furcula (Latin for "little fork"; pl.: furculae) or wishbone is a forked bone found in most birds and some species of non-avian dinosaurs, and is...
- Furcula furcula, the sallow kitten, is a moth from the family Notodontidae. It was first described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Alexander Clerck in...
- Furcula scolopendrina, the zigzag furcula moth or poplar kitten moth, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae. It was described by Jean...
- The poplar kitten (Furcula bifida) is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Nikolaus Joseph Brahm in 1787....
- Furcula occidentalis, the western furcula moth, double-lined furcula or willow kitten , is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from southern...
- Spilostethus furcula is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae, found in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas...
- Furcula modesta, the modest furcula or modest kitten, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents). It was first described by Hudson...
- The furcula, or furca is a forked, tail-like appendage. It is present in most species of springtails, and in them it is attached ventrally to the fourth...
- Furcula borealis, the white furcula moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from New Hampshire to Texas and Florida, as well as in Colorado...
- Marpesia furcula, the sunset daggerwing or glossy daggerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central and South America...