furcula

See also: fúrcula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin furcula

Noun

furcula (plural furculae or furculæ)

(anatomy) A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged.
(ornithology) The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.
(entomology) 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.

Translations

forked bone in birds — See also translations at wishbone

Chinese:
Mandarin: （鳥的）鎖骨, （鸟的）锁骨 (niǎo de suǒgǔ)
Finnish: hankaluu (fi)

French: lunette (fr) f
Spanish: fúrcula f

Latin

Etymology

furca +‎ -ula.

Noun

furcula f

small two-pronged fork

References

furcula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
furcula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
furcula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
furcula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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