noun🔗ShareGabelbeinA forked process or structure, generally two-pronged."After roasting the chicken, my son and I argued over who would get to break the furcula, also known as the wishbone. "Nach dem Braten des Hähnchens stritten mein Sohn und ich uns darüber, wer das Gabelbein, auch bekannt als Wunschknochen, brechen durfte.anatomybirdanimalpartstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGabelknochen, SchlüsselbeinThe forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought."After roasting the chicken, the children snapped the furcula in half, each making a wish. "Nachdem das Huhn gebraten war, brachen die Kinder den Gabelknochen entzwei, und jeder äußerte einen Wunsch.anatomybirdanimalbiologypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSprunggabelThe (two-pronged) forked, somewhat tail-like organ held bent forward and secured by a catch beneath most species of Collembola (springtails), with which they jump by releasing the catch abruptly when alarmed."The springtail's tiny furcula propelled it quickly away from the light. "Die winzige Sprunggabel des Springschwanzes trieb ihn schnell vom Licht weg.organismanimalinsectbiologyanatomypartfunctionecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
