bifid, a.
(ˈbaɪfɪd, ˈbɪfɪd)
Also 8 biffid.
[ad. L. bifidus, f. bi- two + fid-, stem of findĕre to cleave, split.]
Divided into two parts by a deep cleft or notch. ˈbifidly adv., in a bifid manner.
| 1661 Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. Introd., Amongst serpents..the tongue is..bifid in the end. 1766 Phil. Trans. LVI. 213 A land tortoise in which was found a biffid wind⁓pipe. 1834 M. Somerville Connex. Phys. Sc. (1849) 404 The bifid tail of the comet. 1849 Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. 371 Bifidly divided at the apex. |