furcular, a.
(ˈfɜːkjʊlə(r))
Also 6 furculare.
[ad. OF. furculaire, f. L. furcula; in later use f. furcula + -ar.]
Of or pertaining to the furcula; in early use, to the collar-bone.
1541 R. Copland Guydon's Quest. Chirurg. F 4 b, Howe many bones are in y⊇ sholdre?..the bone sholdre blade and the bone furculare. 1856–8 W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. II. 609 Two clavicles, a coracoid and a furcular. |