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Furca ( Latin for "fork") is an extinct genus of Marrellomorph arthropod known from the Sandbian stage (upper Ordovician period) of the Czech Republic. At least three distinct species have been described although they may all be synonyms of the type species, Furca bohemica. A tentative additional species, "Furca mauretanica": was proposed for specimens discovered in Morocco, but this species remains a nomen nudum until formally published.
Furca (Latin for "fork"), plural forms furcae or furcas, or its diminutive, furcula, may refer to:
in biology:
- Furca (genus), a prehistoric arthropod
- Furca (springtail), an anatomical structure in springtail insects
- Caudal furca ("tail fork"), part of the telson of some crustaceans
- Furcula, the wishbone of birds and some dinosaurs
- Furcula (moth) a genus of Noctuid moths
- Any small forked structure of animal anatomy
in other uses:
- Forked cross, a cross in Gothic architecture
- Furcas, a demonic mythological character
- Furca, a carrying pole for the sarcina of Roman Legionaries
Usage examples of "furca".
Something short of the summit of the Saint Gothard pass, the great road of the Furca diverges to the right, passes the Rhone Glacier, enters the Rhone Valley, and conducts you to Brieg and the foot of the Simplon.
Reaching in due course this divergence of the Furca road, I tarried awhile beneath the mountain sky, debating whether or not delay would add to pleasure.
The road to the Furca lies across one of those high desolate plateaux which represent the hard prose of mountain scenery.