quadrifurcate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌkwɒdɹɪˈfɜːkeɪt/|/ˌkwɒdɹɪˈfɜːkət/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  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, […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Branching fourfold; having four branches. not-comparable

词形变化

quadrifurcates present,singular,third-person quadrifurcating participle,present quadrifurcated participle,past quadrifurcated past

词源

词源 1
First attested in 1849; formed as quadri- (“four”) + furcate (adjective); compare the post-Classical Latin quadrifurcātus (“four-pronged”).
词源 2
First attested in 1886; formed as quadri- + furcate (verb).
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