bisulcate

[ bahy-suhl-keyt ]

/ baɪˈsʌl keɪt /

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adjective

with two grooves.

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Origin of bisulcate

1825–35; <Latin bisulc(us) two-furrowed, cloven (see bi-¹, sulcus) + -ate¹

Words nearby bisulcate

Bisto, bistort, bistoury, bistre, bistro, bisulcate, bisulfate, bisulfide, bisulfite, bisulphate, bisulphide

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How to use bisulcate in a sentence

The upper incisor is bisulcate, and the inner groove is fine and indistinct in places.
Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae|Robert J. Russell
Loss of one or the other of the two grooves of the bisulcate pattern, therefore, is regarded as specialization.
Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae|Robert J. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for bisulcate

bisulcate

/ (baɪˈsʌlˌkeɪt) /

adjective

marked by two grooves

zoology

cleft or cloven, as a hoof
having cloven hoofs

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