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furcula
fur·cu·la F0368200 (fûr′kyə-lə)n. pl. fur·cu·lae (-lē′) Zoology A forked part or bone, such as the wishbone of a bird. Also called fourchette.
[Latin, diminutive of furca, fork.]
fur′cu·lar adv.furcula (ˈfɜːkjʊlə) or furculumn, pl -lae (-ˌliː) , -la (-lə) (Zoology) any forklike part or organ, esp the fused clavicles (wishbone) of birds[C19: from Latin: a forked support for a wall, diminutive of furca fork]fur•cu•la (ˈfɜr kyə lə)
n., pl. -lae (-ˌli) a forked bone; wishbone. [1855–60; < Latin: a forked prop. See fork, -ule] fur′cu•lar, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  furcula - a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birdsbird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingswishbone, wishing bone - the furcula of a domestic fowlbone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
Furcula
furcula[′fər·kyə·lə] (zoology) A forked structure, especially the wishbone of fowl. Furcula or wishbone, an arc-shaped bone of the shoulder girdle of birds, formed by the connate clavicles. The furcula may be connected to the sternum, while its upper ends are connected with the scapulae and coracoid bones. The furcula gives the shoulder girdle elasticity. This structure has existed since the time of the archeopteryx. It is well developed in birds that fly easily and less so in those that fly poorly. In some parrots and owls the furcula is not connate, but both its branches are connected by a fibrous ligament. In flightless ratite birds the furcula is rudimentary, and the clavicles are either not joined or absent altogether, as in the kiwi or the extinct moa. furcula
fur·cu·la (fŭr'kyū-lă), 1. The fused clavicles, which form the V-shaped bone (wishbone) of the bird's skeleton. 2. In the embryo, an inverted U-shaped elevation that appears on the ventral wall of the pharynx, being formed by the two linear ridges and the caudal part of the hypopharyngeal eminence; the depression enclosed by the U shape is the laryngotracheal groove. [L. a forked prop, dim. of furca, a fork] furcula (fûr′kyə-lə)n. pl. furcu·lae (-lē′) Zoology A forked part or bone, such as the wishbone of a bird. Also called fourchette.
fur′cu·lar adv.furcula - the wishbone (clavicle) of birds.
- the forked springing organ of COLLEMBOLA.
furcula
Words related to furculanoun a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birdsRelated Words- bird
- wishbone
- wishing bone
- bone
- os
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