Something that divides into two parts and forms a 'Y' shape can be described as forked.
Jaegers are swift black birds with long forked tails.
Synonyms: branching, split, branched, divided More Synonyms of forked
forked in British English
(fɔːkt, ˈfɔːkɪd)
adjective
1.
a.
having a fork or forklike parts
b.
(in combination)
two-forked
2.
having sharp angles; zigzag
3.
insincere or equivocal (esp in the phrase forked tongue)
Derived forms
forkedly (ˈfɔːkɪdlɪ)
adverb
forkedness (ˈforkedness)
noun
forked in American English
(fɔrkt)
adjective
1.
having a fork or forks; divided into branches; cleft
forked lightning
2.
having prongs
often in hyphenated compounds
five-forked
Also ˈforky, ˈforkier,
More idioms containing
forked
speak with forked tongue
Examples of 'forked' in a sentence
forked
They stopped to get directions at a tiny general store, set at the bottom of the hill in the place where the road forked.
Neil Gaiman AMERICAN GODS (2004)
All related terms of 'forked'
fork
A fork is a tool used for eating food which has a row of three or four long metal points at the end.
yoke
If you say that people are under the yoke of a bad thing or person, you mean they are forced to live in a difficult or unhappy state because of that thing or person.
forked tongue
lying or deceitful talk
forked lightning
Forked lightning is lightning that divides into two or more parts near the ground .
fork out
If you fork out for something, you spend a lot of money on it.