forficate

[fawr-fi-kit, -keyt]

adjective

deeply forked, as the tail of a bird.

Origin of forficate

1810–20; < Latin forfic- (stem of forfex) pair of shears (cf. forceps) + -ate¹

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British Dictionary definitions for forficate

forficate

adjective

(esp of the tails of certain birds) deeply forked

Word Origin for forficate

C19: from Latin forfex scissors

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