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antefurca

antefurca noun: a forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects.

Noun

antefurca (plural antefurcae)

  1. A forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects

Forms of antefurca

pluralantefurcae

Questions about antefurca

What does antefurca mean?
Antefurca means a forked chitinous structure in the thorax of some insects.
What part of speech is antefurca?
Antefurca is a noun.
What is the plural of antefurca?
The plural of antefurca is antefurcae.

Words near antefurca in the dictionary

  1. anteflecting
  2. anteflects
  3. anteflexed
  4. anteflexion
  5. anteflexions
  6. antefurca
  7. antefurcae
  8. antefurcal
  9. antegastric
  10. anteglacial
  11. antegonial

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