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/buy sul"kayt/, adj.1. with two grooves.2. cloven-hoofed.[1825-35; < L bisulc(us) two-furrowed, cloven (see BI-1, SULCUS) + -ATE1]
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Bisulcate — Bi*sul cate, a. [Pref. bi + sulcate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having two grooves or furrows. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Cloven; said of a foot or hoof. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bisulcate — [bī sul′kāt΄] adj. [ BI 1 + SULCATE] 1. having two grooves 2. Zool. a) cloven b) cloven footed … English World dictionary
bisulcate — adjective (used of hooves) split, divided bisulcate hoof • Syn: ↑cloven • Similar to: ↑divided * * * (ˈ)bī+ adjective Etymology: bi (I) + sul … Useful english dictionary
bisulcate — adj. [L. bis, two; sulcus, groove] Of or pertaining to twice scored or grooved … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bisulcate — adjective cloven (cleft in two); cloven hoofed … Wiktionary
bisulcate — Cleft or cloven, as a hoof, e.g. the adaxial side of the rachis of some Ceratozamia species … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
bisulcate — bi·sulcate … English syllables
bisulcate — a. with two grooves; cloven … Dictionary of difficult words
Bisulcous — Bi*sul cous, a. [L. bisulcus; bis twice + sulcus furrow.] Bisulcate. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sulcus — Groove or furrow [McLaughlin, 1980]. Groove. (Pl. sulci) [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]. (Order Decapoda): Groove [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Class Ostracoda): Type of valve sculpture: relatively prominent groove, typically running dorsoventrally … Crustacea glossary
