"furcocercous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌfɜː(ɹ)kəˈsɜː(ɹ)kəs/
Etymology: From Medieval Latin furcātus (“forked, branched”), from Latin furca (“fork”) + -cercous. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|furcātus||forked, branched}} Medieval Latin furcātus (“forked, branched”), {{der|en|la|furca||fork}} Latin furca (“fork”), {{suffix|en||cercous}} + -cercous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} furcocercous (not comparable)
  1. (biology, of a cercaria) Having a forked tail Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology
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