antefurca

noun

an·​te·​fur·​ca

plural antefurcae

: a forked chitinous process projecting into the thoracic cavity from the sternal wall of the anterior thoracic segment of certain insects

antefurcal

¦⸗⸗¦-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ante- + furca

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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