Furca (Latin for "fork"), plural forms furcae or furcas, or its diminutive, furcula, may refer to:

Biology

* ''Furca'' (genus), a prehistoric arthropod *

Furca (springtail) The furcula, or furca It is a forked, tail-like appendage. It is present in most species of springtails, and in them it is attached ventrally to the fourth abdominal segment. The organ most often is present in species of '' Collembola'' that liv ...

, an anatomical structure in springtail entognaths. * Caudal furca ("tail fork"), part of the

telson The telson () is the posterior-most division of the body of an arthropod. Depending on the definition, the telson is either considered to be the final segment of the arthropod body, or an additional division that is not a true segment on accou ...

of some crustaceans *

Furcula The (Latin for "little fork") or wishbone is a forked bone found in most birds and some species of non-avian dinosaurs, and is formed by the fusion of the two pink clavicles. In birds, its primary function is in the strengthening of the Thorax, ...

, the wishbone of birds and some dinosaurs * ''Furcula'' (moth) a genus of Noctuid moths * Any small forked structure of animal anatomy

Other uses

Forked cross A forked cross, is a Gothic cross in the form of the letter Y that is also known as a crucifixus dolorosus, furca, ypsilon cross, Y-cross, robber's cross or thief's cross.Furca (punishment) A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a sa ...

, a cross-like instrument for punishment * Furcas, a demonic mythological character *''Furca'', a carrying pole for the

sarcina The ''sarcina'' was the marching pack carried by Roman legionaries, the heavy infantry of the Roman legions. Most of a legionary's equipment other than his arms and armour would, in early times, have been consigned to a baggage train and ...

of Roman legionaries

Biology

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