Definition of Furculum. Meaning of Furculum. Synonyms of Furculum

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Definition of Furculum

Furculum
Furculum Fur"cu*lum, n. [NL., dim. of L. furca a fork.] (Anat.) The wishbone or merrythought of birds, formed by the united clavicles.

Meaning of Furculum 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 formed...
- drawings of elements from the London specimen, including portion of the furculum (figure 1), impression of two primaries and four under-coverts (figure...
-  France A foraminifer belonging to the family Ellipsolagenidae. Eocladopyxis furculum Sp. nov Valid Awad & Oboh-Ikuenobe Paleocene to Oligocene Gulf of Guinea...