multifurcate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /mʌltiˈfɜːkət/ (UK)
- /mʌltiˈfɝkət/ (US)
Etymology
From multi- + furcate.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Multiply divided or forked.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
multifurcate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /mʌltiˈfɝkeɪt/ (US)
- /mʌltiˈfɜːkeɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
From multi- + furcate.
Meanings
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To divide or fork into many channels or branches.
True medusa tentacles occur later in development through the distal and lateral expansion of eight tongue-like processes on the bell’s oral surface, which multifurcate into hundreds of small tentacles.
2015 August 5, “Structural and Developmental Disparity in the Tentacles of the Moon Jellyfish Aurelia sp . 1”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| multifurcating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| multifurcated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| multifurcated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| multifurcates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |