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Quadrifurcate

//ˌkwɒdɹɪˈfɜːkeɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Branching fourfold; having four branches. not-comparable
Verb
  1. 1
    Furcate (fork or divide) into four branches or channels.

    "Once within the limits of the post-trochlear space, the tendon of this muscle behaves in a manner common to most birds — that is, it quadrifurcates, and each branch takes a course close up to the joints on their plantar aspects, […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

First attested in 1849; formed as quadri- (“four”) + furcate (adjective); compare the post-Classical Latin quadrifurcātus (“four-pronged”).

Etymology 2

First attested in 1886; formed as quadri- + furcate (verb).

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