FORCIPATE

forcipate

(adjective) shaped like a forceps; deeply forked

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

forcipate (not comparable)

(botany, zoology) Having a forceps-like structure.

Source: Wiktionary


For"ci*pate, For"ci*pa`ted, a.

Definition: Like a pair of forceps; as, a forcipated mouth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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