1) Bone 2) Wishbone 3) Wishbone of birds
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1) Fourchette 2) Wishbone
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The furcula (`little fork` in Latin) or wishbone is a forked bone found in birds and some other animals, and is formed by the fusion of the two clavicles. In birds, its primary function is in the strengthening of the thoracic skeleton to withstand the rigors of flight. ==In birds== The furcula works as a strut between a bird`s shoulders, and ar......
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[moth] Furcula is a genus of moths of the Notodontidae family. ...
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[springtail] The furcula, or furca, is a tail-like appendage shaped like a fork, found ventrally on the fourth abdominal segment of springtails. Present in most species dwelling the upper soil layers, it is used for jumping when the animal is threatened. While at rest, it is retracted under the abdomen and held there by a structure variousl...
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Forked springing apparatus
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• (n.) A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.
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The forked spring of a springtail.
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The furcula is the wishbone of birds.
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Fur'cu·la noun [ Latin , a forked prop, dim. of
furca a fork.]
(Anat.) A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fŭr′kyū-lă Definitions: 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...
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n] - a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds
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V-shaped bone of the pectoral girdle of birds, formed by the fusion of the right and left clavicles with a small interclavicle bone; also called the wishbone.
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the springing organ of Collembola.
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Is the collarbone or clavicle, which is fused at their ends to form a V-shape.
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noun a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds
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the forked clavicular bone of a bird; wishbone. · the ventral, forked appendage on the abdomen of a springtail that the insect uses in springing itself into the air.
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