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postfurca

postfurca noun: one of the internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an insect.

Noun

postfurca (plural postfurcae)

  1. One of the internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an insect

Forms of postfurca

pluralpostfurcae

Origin of postfurca

From Late Latin post (“behind”) + furca (“a fork”).

Questions about postfurca

What does postfurca mean?
Postfurca means one of the internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an insect.
What part of speech is postfurca?
Postfurca is a noun.
What is the plural of postfurca?
The plural of postfurca is postfurcae.

Words near postfurca in the dictionary

  1. postfuck
  2. postfulguration
  3. postfunctionalization
  4. postfunctionalizations
  5. postfuneral
  6. postfurca
  7. postfurcae
  8. postfurcal
  9. postfurlough
  10. postfusion
  11. postfusional

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