Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bifurcous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-fur-cous
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"The feet of the Prong Buck are bifurcous, considerably smaller than those of the deer , slim and sharply pointed , strongly convex on top , having the outer edges slightly concave"

Etymology

From Latin bifurcus, from bis (“twice”) + furca (“fork”).

Questions

What does bifurcous mean?: bifurcate
Where does bifurcous come from?: From Latin bifurcus, from bis (“twice”) + furca (“fork”).

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