bifid

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/ˈbaɪfɪd/

adjective

Cleft; divided into two principal or main parts, such as two lobes.

“Near-synonyms: bifurcated, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked”

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bifurcatedbipartitebilobarbilobularsplitforkedbilobatebilobated
OriginLatin bifidus ← Proto-Italic *findō ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti →
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Meanings

adjectivebifid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCleft; divided into two principal or main parts, such as two lobes.

    bifid tongue

    split tongue

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    Near-synonyms: bifurcated, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked

    Synonyms: bifurcated, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCleft; divided into two principal or main parts, such as two lobes.

Similar
bifurcatedbipartitebilobarbilobularsplitforked

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedivided into two lobes

Similar
bilobatebilobatedbilobedcompound
Also see
bifurcatedbilobarbilobatebilobatedbilobedbipartite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰinédti
  7. Proto-Italic*findō
  8. Latinfindō
  9. Latinbifidus
  10. Englishbifid

From Latin bifidus (“divided in two”), from bi- (“two”) + -fidus, combining form of findere (“to split”).

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APA

bifid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifid

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“bifid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bifid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifid.

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