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furcula (root: furculum)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun furcula has 1 sense
- furcula(n = noun.animal) Array - a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds; Array is a part of bird
has particulars: wishbone, wishing bone
is a kind of bone, os
CIDE DICTIONARY
furcula, n. [L., a forked prop, dim. of furca a fork.].
A forked process; the wishbone or furculum. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
furcula
Spell
N spell, charm, incantation, exorcism, weird, cabala, exsufflation, cantrap, runes, abracadabra, open sesame, countercharm, Ephesian letters, bell book and candle, Mumbo Jumbo, evil eye, fee-faw- fum, talisman, amulet, periapt, telesm, phylactery, philter, fetich, fetish, agnus Dei, lamb of God, furcula, madstone, mascot, mascotte, merrythought, Om, Aum, scarab, scarabaeus, sudarium, triskelion, veronica, wishbone, swastika, fylfot, gammadion, wand, caduceus, rod, divining rod, lamp of Aladdin, wishing-cap, Fortunatus's cap.
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