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forficate

American  
[fawr-fi-kit, -keyt] / ˈfɔr fɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /

adjective

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

forficate British  
/ ˈfɔːfɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of forficate

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

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