Furcula

/fˈɜːkjʊlɐ/

/fˈɜːkjʊlə/

[noun]

Furcula

[NOUN]

a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds

Examples

1. S: We’ve found a furcula in most Theropod dinosaurs’ fossils that we’ve found around the world.

2. Absolutely, like for example, you could point out that boomerang shaped bone, that is called the furcula technically, but that is essentially the ancestor of the wishbone.

3. Besides helping all their dreams come true, the furcula is actually support for the flight muscles.

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