Medical term:
furcula
fur·cu·la
(fŭr'kyū-lă),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 depression enclosed by the U shape is the laryngotracheal groove.
[L. a forked prop, dim. of furca, a fork]
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furcula
(fûr′kyə-lə)n. pl. furcu·lae (-lē′) Zoology
A forked part or bone, such as the wishbone of a bird. Also called fourchette.
fur′cu·lar adv.
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furcula
- the wishbone (clavicle) of birds.
- the forked springing organ of COLLEMBOLA.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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