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Definition of Furcular
1. a. Shaped like a fork; furcate.
Definition of Furcular
1. Adjective. Shaped like a fork; furcate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Furcular
1. furcula [adj] - See also: furcula
Lexicographical Neighbors of Furcular
Literary usage of Furcular
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1865)
"The furcular bone ... multicolor neither this nor the furcular bone is present.
4. NOTE ON THE BREEDING OF A GROUND-PIGEON IN THE SOCIETY'S MENAGERIE. ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1900)
"Radius four-branched; R* has advanced to almost exactly opposite cross-vein, thus
the Tri- furcular position is very nearly assumed. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1872)
"The " furcular" bones hardly touch the sternum, and can only be identified with
the coracoid. The rest remain gelatinous. In fishes, the shoulders form a ..."
4. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"U) : H, heart; r, portion of anterior wall of the body cavity: Co.t.llg,
coraco-furcular ligament; P, axillary sac (lying between the coracoid, scapula, ..."
5. Animal and Vegetable Physiology, Considered with Reference to Natural Theology by Peter Mark Roget (1834)
"In most birds which feed on grain, the crop is a capacious globular sac, placed
in front of the throat, and resting on the furcular bone. ..."
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