furcula
/ˈfəːkjʊlə
/noun (plural furculae /ˈfəːkjʊliː/) Zoology
1The wishbone of a bird.Among other features, birds have a structure that they share with dromaeosaurs: a fused clavicle called the furcula, which serves as a brace during the flight stroke....
- I would like to see if the furcula, or wishbone, is present.
- Well, it is actually a wishbone, the furcula is the wishbone and it is made up of the clavicles fused together in the middle.
2The forked appendage at the end of the abdomen in a springtail, by which the insect jumps.
Derivatives
furcular
- To obtain each fat sample, birds were anesthetized by intramuscular injection with ketamine-rompun and a 2 mm incision was made in the skin overlying the furcular cavity.
- Wing chord length, weight, and a furcular fat score were also determined.
- We detected no differences in the composition of fatty acids in furcular fat, subcutaneous fat, and intraperitoneal fat.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin, diminutive of furca 'fork'.
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