What does forficate mean?

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forfi·cate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bifurcate, biramous, branched, forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongyadjective

    resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

    "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"

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  1. forficate

    Forficate means to divide or split into branches; forked or branched. It is often used to describe patterns or shapes in nature, architecture, or design.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Forficateadjective

    deeply forked, as the tail of certain birds

  2. Etymology: [L. forfex, forficis, shears.]

Entomology

  1. Forficate

    = forcipate, q.v.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of forficate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of forficate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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