Multifurcate
//mʌltiˈfɝkət// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To divide or fork into many channels or branches.
"True medusa tentacles occur later in development through the distal and lateral expansion of eight tongue-like processes on the bell’s oral surface, which multifurcate into hundreds of small tentacles."
Adjective
- 1 Multiply divided or forked. not-comparable
Example
More examples"True medusa tentacles occur later in development through the distal and lateral expansion of eight tongue-like processes on the bell’s oral surface, which multifurcate into hundreds of small tentacles."
Etymology
From multi- + furcate.
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