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bifid, a.|ˈbaɪfɪd, ˈbɪfɪd|
Also 8 biffid.
[ad. L. bifidus, f. bi- two + fid-, stem of findĕre to cleave, split.]
Divided into two parts by a deep cleft or notch. ˈbifidly adv., in a bifid manner.
1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. Introd., Amongst serpents..the tongue is..bifid in the end. 1766Phil. Trans. LVI. 213 A land tortoise in which was found a biffid wind⁓pipe. 1834M. Somerville Connex. Phys. Sc. (1849) 404 The bifid tail of the comet. 1849Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. 371 Bifidly divided at the apex. |