Definitionn. a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds
Last update: August 4, 2015
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The clavicles, when united, as usual, form the furcula; mostly the distal median portion is drawn out into a hypocleidium of various shape. [Please select]
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EXTREMITY OF THE FURCULA, of natural size, viewed laterally. [Please select]
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Furcula: a forked process: an osmaterium {Scanner's comment: sic. [Please select]
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Mucrones: in Collembola the two small end pieces of the furcula, proceeding from the dentes. [Please select]
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Tenaculum: in Collembola, a small organ which holds the furcula in position when at rest: = catch. [Please select]
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FURCULA, characters and variations of the, in pigeons, i. [Please select]
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The extremities of the furcula, where articulated to the coracoids, vary considerably in outline. [Please select]
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--Extremity of the Furcula, of natural size, viewed laterally. [Please select]
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With our anciently domesticated birds, the wings have been little used, and they are slightly reduced; with their decrease, the crest of the sternum, the scapulæ, coracoids, and furcula, have all been reduced. [Please select]
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