furcula

• The extremities of the furcula, where articulated to the coracoids, vary considerably in outline. —  The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.
• In a pouter, the furcula had not been lengthened proportionally with the increased length of the body. —  The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.
• The size and shape of the perforations in the sternum, and the size and divergence of the arms of the furcula, differ. —  The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.
• Mucrones: in Collembola the two small end pieces of the furcula, proceeding from the dentes. —  Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
• He read about the construction and habits of the owl: "In the tawny, or brown, owl there is a manubrial process; the furcula, far from being joined to the keel of the sternum, consists of two stylets, which do not even meet; while the posterior margin of the sternum presents two pairs of projections, with corresponding fissures between." —  Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works

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