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Forficate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Forficate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

"the biramous appendages of an arthropod"

"long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"

"a forked river"

"a forked tail"

"forked lightning"

"horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"

2

Deeply forked, like the tails of certain birds.

Example Sentences
"the biramous appendages of an arthropod" adjective
"long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects" adjective
"a forked river" adjective
"a forked tail" adjective
"forked lightning" adjective
"horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots" adjective
See Also
bird forked tail
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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