Difference between revisions of "furcula"
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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>furculae</b> | |lexical category=noun; plural <b>furculae</b> | ||
|etymology=Latin diminutive <i>furca</i>, fork | |etymology=Latin diminutive <i>furca</i>, fork | ||
| − | |definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) 1. The forked springing apparatus of springtails; furca. 2. In Hymenoptera, a small sclerite of the anterior sting base which depresses, raises and rotates the sting of bees. | + | |definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) 1. The forked springing [[apparatus]] of springtails; furca. 2. In Hymenoptera, a small [[sclerite]] of the [[anterior]] sting [[base]] which depresses, raises and rotates the sting of [[bees]]. |
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