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FURCULA [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A forked structure, especially the wishbone of a fowl.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Os formé par la soudure des deux clavicules et propre aux oiseaux.

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
OBS

The freshwater springtail (...) is equipped with a special springing apparatus. The abdominal tip of its body widens an appendage, usually forked, that is called the furcula.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
OBS

Les Collemboles d'eau douce (...) possèdent un appareil spécial de saut. L'extrémité abdominale s'élargit en une sorte d'appendice «habituellement fourchu que l'on nomme furcula».

Spanish

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