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forficate

[fawr-fi-kit, -keyt]

adjective

  1. deeply forked, as the tail of a bird.

forficate

/ ˈfɔːfɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt /

adjective

  1. (esp of the tails of certain birds) deeply forked

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forficate1

1810–20; < Latin forfic- (stem of forfex ) pair of shears ( forceps ) + -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of forficate1

C19: from Latin forfex scissors

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