Quadrifurcate
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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, […]"
- 1 Branching fourfold; having four branches. not-comparable
Example
More examples"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
First attested in 1849; formed as quadri- (“four”) + furcate (adjective); compare the post-Classical Latin quadrifurcātus (“four-pronged”).
First attested in 1886; formed as quadri- + furcate (verb).
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