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/fawr"fi kit, -kayt'/, adj.deeply forked, as the tail of a bird.[1810-20; < L forfic- (s. of forfex) pair of shears (cf. FORCEPS) + -ATE1]
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Forficate — For fi*cate, a. [L. forfex, forficis, shears.] (Zo[ o]l.) Deeply forked, as the tail of certain birds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forficate — [fôr′fi kit, fôr′fikāt΄] adj. [< L forfex (gen. forficis), pair of shears + ATE1] deeply notched or forked, as some birds tails … English World dictionary
forficate — deeply forked; scissors like … Dictionary of ichthyology
forficate — /ˈfɔfəkət/ (say fawfuhkuht), / keɪt/ (say kayt) adjective deeply forked, as the tail of certain birds. {Latin forfex scissors + ate1} …
forficate — a. deeply forked. ♦ forfication, n … Dictionary of difficult words
forficate — adjective resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches the biramous appendages of an arthropod long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects a forked river a forked tail forked lightning horseradish grown in poor soil may… … Useful english dictionary
biramous — adjective resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches the biramous appendages of an arthropod long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects a forked river a forked tail forked lightning horseradish grown in poor soil may… … Useful english dictionary
branched — adjective 1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches (Freq. 1) the biramous appendages of an arthropod long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects a forked river a forked tail forked lightning horseradish grown in… … Useful english dictionary
divided — adjective 1. separated into parts or pieces (Freq. 2) opinions are divided • Ant: ↑united • Similar to: ↑bicameral, ↑two chambered, ↑bifid, ↑bifurcate … Useful english dictionary
fork-like — adjective resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches the biramous appendages of an arthropod long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects a forked river a forked tail forked lightning horseradish grown in poor soil may… … Useful english dictionary
