bifid

American  

[bahy-fid] / ˈbaɪ fɪd /

adjective

1. separated or cleft into two equal parts or lobes.

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bifid British  

/ ˈbaɪfɪd /

adjective

1. divided into two lobes by a median cleft

   bifid leaves

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Other Word Forms

• bifidity noun
• bifidly adverb

Etymology

Origin of bifid

1655–65; < Latin bifidus, equivalent to bi- bi- ¹ + fid- (variant stem of findere to split; akin to bite ) + -us adj. suffix

Example Sentences

The pads on the 3rd and 4th fingers become enlarged at the same time as the bifid claws develop.

From Scientific American

Someone soon realized that the code could be broken by a bifid cipher, and the result was a legible message that asked the recipient to meet at a certain location.

From Forbes

Stamens 6, in one row upon the throat; the filaments united to form an erect tubular crown, with bifid lobes alternate with the oblong versatile anthers.

From Project Gutenberg

The male blossoms have five petals and fifteen stamens; the females have no petals but a large oblong ovary bearing three bifid styles.

From Project Gutenberg

The teeth of all species of Smilisca are spatulate and bifid.

From Project Gutenberg