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n. - A forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds.

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  • The wishbone, called a furcula, is the fusion of two collarbones at the sternum.
  • I took 2 photos of it before it deployed its furcula and disappeared into thin air.
  • Mucrones: in Collembola the two small end pieces of the furcula, proceeding from the dentes.
  • - Snow fleas, like all springtails, have an unusual appendage (a furcula) that folds under the abdomen and can be used to suddenly propel the insects several inches.
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