Forficate (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The deer's forked antlers reached high into the trees as it pranced through the forest.
- The forked tongue of the snake darted in and out of its mouth as it sensed its surroundings.
- The river began to fork into two separate streams as it flowed through the valley.
- The bird's forked tail feathers were a distinctive feature of its species.
- The tree's forked branches stretched out in opposite directions, providing a perfect perch for the bird.