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Meanings of furcula in English

Russian
вилка
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Anatomical structure in springtail insects.

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        Forked bone found in birds and other dinosaurs; fusion of the two clavicles.

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              Examples for "furka"
              Examples for "furka"
              1
              Far away over the Furka ridge a pallid glow preludes the rising of the moon.
              A Modern Utopia
              2
              Its proximity to the Furka Pass road makes it easily accessible, and popular with tourists.
              Wired
              3
              On July 22 they drove across the Furka Pass and went down by rail to Lucerne.
              The Education of Henry Adams
              4
              He had walked round over the Furka Pass, had been on foot four or five days.
              Twilight in Italy
              5
              Lepontine Alps (from the Simplon to the Splugen and south of the Furka and Oberalp Passes).
              The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
              Usage of furcula in English
              1
              In a pouter, the furcula had not been lengthened proportionally with the increased length of the body.
              The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.
              2
              Although the method was meant to simply stun the furcula, the force of the electricity could cause enormous pain.
              Angelopolis
              3
              Working primarily with bones of the shoulder girdle, he found a putative homologue of the furcula (wishbone) in birds.
              The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
              4
              If placed over the furcula of an angel, and the shot directed into the solar plexus, the creature would be stunned for hours.
              Angelopolis
              5
              In a barb, which in all its measurements was a little larger than the same rock-pigeon, the furcula was a quarter of an inch shorter.
              The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.
              6
              FURCULA.-Theforked bone formed by the union of the collar-bones in many birds, such as the common Fowl.
              The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection / Or, the Pr...
              7
              38-Extremityof the Furcula of Fowls
              The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication
              Frequent collocations
              Translations for furcula
              Portuguese
              fúrcula
              Furcula through the time