forficate

[ fawr-fi-kit, -keyt ]

adjective

1. deeply forked, as the tail of a bird.

forficate

/ ˈfɔːfɪkɪt; -ˌkeɪt /

adjective

1. (esp of the tails of certain birds) deeply forked

Word History and Origins

Origin of forficate¹

1810–20; < Latin forfic- (stem of forfex ) pair of shears ( forceps ) + -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of forficate¹

C19: from Latin forfex scissors