antefurca
noun
an·te·fur·ca
plural antefurcae
: a forked chitinous process projecting into the thoracic cavity from the sternal wall of the anterior thoracic segment of certain insects
antefurcal adjective
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from ante- + furca
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above