fúrcula

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Etymology

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Noun

fúrcula f (plural fúrculas)

  1. (ornithology) furcula, wishbone
    • 2015 November 17, “Un festín conceptual”, in El País:
      En esta vitrina incluyo muchos huesos de los que se les dan a los perros como premio o para jugar, porque la fúrcula se asocia con la buena suerte, pero también a una enfermedad mortal para los perros”.
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