furcula

Senso (Inglese)

1. A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged.
2. The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.
3. The (two-pronged) forked, somewhat tail-like organ held bent forward and secured by a catch beneath most species of Collembola (springtails), with which they jump by releasing the catch abruptly when alarmed.

sinonimi

wishbone

merrythought bone

Traduzioni

lunette

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fúrcula

furcula

fúrcula

espoleta

Etimologia (Inglese)

Borrowed from Latin furcula.