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PRONUNCIATION OF FURCULAE

furculae  [ˈfɜːkjʊˌliː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FURCULAE

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Furculae is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FURCULAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

furculae

Furcula

The furcula or wishbone is a forked bone found in birds and some other animals, and is formed by the fusion of the two clavicles. In birds, its primary function is in the strengthening of the thoracic skeleton to withstand the rigors of flight.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FURCULAE


auriculae
ɔːˈrɪkjʊˌliː
canulae
ˈkænjʊˌliː
copulae
ˈkɒpjʊˌliː
corbiculae
kɔːˈbɪkjʊˌliː
feculae
ˈfɛkjʊˌliː
fibulae
ˈfɪbjʊˌliː
formulae
ˈfɔːmjʊˌliː
insulae
ˈɪnsjʊˌliː
ligulae
ˈlɪɡjʊˌliː
lunulae
ˈluːnjʊˌliː
morulae
ˈmɒrjʊˌliː
nebulae
ˈnɛbjʊˌliː
papulae
ˈpæpjʊˌliː
pinnulae
ˈpɪnjʊˌliː
planulae
ˈplænjʊˌliː
radulae
ˈrædjʊˌliː
trabeculae
trəˈbekjʊˌliː
ungulae
ˈʌŋɡjʊˌliː
valleculae
vəˈlekjʊˌliː
Vulpeculae
vʌlˈpɛkjʊˌliː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FURCULAE

furbisher
furca
furcae
furcal
furcate
furcately
furcation
furciferous
furcraea
furcula
furcular
furculum
fureur
furfur
furfuraceous
furfuraceously
furfural
furfuraldehyde
furfuran
furfurous

WORDS THAT END LIKE FURCULAE

aciculae
blastulae
cannulae
comatulae
cuticulae
faculae
Faesulae
falculae
ferulae
fistulae
florulae
gastrulae
infulae
maculae
nubeculae
scapulae
siliculae
siliculiculae
tarantulae
uvulae

Synonyms and antonyms of furculae in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «furculae» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FURCULAE

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Translator English - Chinese

furculae
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

furculae
570 millions of speakers

English

furculae
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

furculae
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

furculae
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

furculae
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

furculae
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

furculae
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

furculae
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Furculae
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

furculae
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

furculae
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

furculae
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Furculae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

furculae
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

furculae
75 millions of speakers

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पोकळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

furculae
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

furculae
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

furculae
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

furculae
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furculae
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

furculae
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

furculae
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

furculae
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

furculae
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of furculae

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FURCULAE»

The term «furculae» is used very little and occupies the 178.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FURCULAE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about furculae

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FURCULAE»

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The Dinosauria: Second Edition
Furculae are known for Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus, and Daspletosaurus ( Makovicky and Currie 1998). Tyrannosaurid furculae have a broad curvature. They have a short hypocleideum, and larger individuals have expanded epicleidial facets ...
David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, Halszka Osmólska, 2004
2
Dinosaurs of the Air: The Evolution and Loss of Flight in ...
Furcula and Sternum Ossified furculae appear to have been widespread in dino- avepods from coelophysoids to dino- avepectorans (Fig. 10.10B; Barsbold 1983, Chure and Madsen 1996, Norell et al. 1997, 1998, Ji 1998, Makovicky and ...
Gregory S. Paul, 2002
3
The Quick
Furculae. Whether honored, there are integers of rain, tears, time; whether honored, arms pointing two directions and you can choose. Across pale walls, bandages of spackle. In sawdust, scallops of deckled glass glint. As with most breakage, ...
Katrina Roberts, 2005
4
The Carnivorous Dinosaurs
1990. suggested that birds with U-shaped furculae have strong flight ability. The U-shaped furcula found in oviraptorosaurs is similar to that of Archaeopteryx in that the upper parts of both branches are flat antero- posteriorly, and they articulate ...
Kenneth Carpenter, 2005
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Bulletin
Gomphocerus clepsydra (Scudd.) (Fig. 19). — Furculae moderately distinct and small. The lateral plates pointedly at- tingent or subattingent on the median line. Notching into the lateral plates gradual and shallow. Lateral plates beyond the ...
‎1925
6
Origins of the Higher Groups of Tetrapods: Controversy and ...
Furcula "Clavicles" occur in few dinosaurs, but recently furculae have been ascribed to Oviraptor (Barsbold, 1983), Ingenia (Barsbold, 1983), Alberto- saurus (Thulborn, 1984), Allosaurus (Thulborn, 1984), and Troodon [= Ste- nonychosaurus] ...
Hans-Peter Schultze, Linda Trueb, 1991
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Publications
Furculae moderately distinct and small. The lateral plates pointedly at- tingent or subattingent on the median line. Notching into the lateral plates gradual and shallow. Lateral, plates beyond the furculae much broadened, the margins convex.
Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, 1925
8
Publicaties van het Natuurhistorisch Genootschap in Limburg
Furculae and phallic complex as in Fig. 47- 52; hind tibia dark red; ? unknown elegans F. Willemse Furculae and phallic complex as in Fig. 53- 5 8; hind tibia bright red; ? unknown jucunda (Brancsik) 19. Hind tibia red; furculae and phallic  ...
Natuurhistorisch Genootschap in Limburg, 1971
9
Lecane Curvicornis Var. Miamiensis, New Variety of ...
Furculae, two very short, nearly adjacent processes. In P. nigrovittatus the furculae are decidedly longer, their length two to three times their diameter. Cerci and subgenital plate, other than size, much the same as P. nigrovittatus. Cerci taper ...
10
Melanoplus Plebejus, Including Two New Subspecies ...
similar to those of M. rusticus, and therefore suggest placing the species in or close to the Tribulus Group of species of which rusticus is a member. This species group differs, however, in having furculae present and apices of the tegminal pads ...

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FURCULAE»

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Farewell, Archaeopteryx
Again, now we've started to find more and more theropods that have furculae. Coelophysoids, spinosauroids, allosauroids, tyrannosauroids, ... «Science 2.0, Jul 11»

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