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1 bifurcus
bifurcus adj. [bi-+furca], having two prongs, two-pronged: ramus, two-forked, O.: valli, L.* * *bifurca, bifurcum ADJtwo-forked, two pronged, bifurcated -
2 bifurcum
bĭfurcus, a, um, adj. [bis-furca], having two prongs or points, two-pronged:ramus,
two-forked, Ov. M. 12, 442:surculi,
Col. 5, 11, 3:ferramentum,
id. 3, 18, 6:arbores,
Plin. 16, 30, 53, § 122:valli,
Liv. 33, 5, 9.— Also, subst.: bĭfurcum, i, n., a fork, Col. 3, 18, 6.— Trop., of the place where two branches start, Col. 4, 24, 10.—Of the connection of two veins upon the head of draught-cattle, Veg. 2, 40, 2;hence, sudor mihi per bifurcum volabat,
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3 bifurcus
bĭfurcus, a, um, adj. [bis-furca], having two prongs or points, two-pronged:ramus,
two-forked, Ov. M. 12, 442:surculi,
Col. 5, 11, 3:ferramentum,
id. 3, 18, 6:arbores,
Plin. 16, 30, 53, § 122:valli,
Liv. 33, 5, 9.— Also, subst.: bĭfurcum, i, n., a fork, Col. 3, 18, 6.— Trop., of the place where two branches start, Col. 4, 24, 10.—Of the connection of two veins upon the head of draught-cattle, Veg. 2, 40, 2;hence, sudor mihi per bifurcum volabat,
over the cheeks down to the neck, Petr. 62.
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