quadrifurcate

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UK/ˌkwɒdɹɪˈfɜːkeɪt/UK/ˌkwɒdɹɪˈfɜːkət/

adjective

Branching fourfold; having four branches.

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Meanings

quadrifurcate1

adjectivequadrifurcate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBranching fourfold; having four branches.

    Synonyms: quadrifurcated

quadrifurcate2

verbquadrifurcate (third-person singular simple present quadrifurcates, present participle quadrifurcating, simple past and past participle quadrifurcated)

present singular third person quadrifurcates · participle present quadrifurcating · participle past quadrifurcated · past quadrifurcated

  1. Furcate (fork or divide) into four branches or channels.

    Once within the limits of the post-trochlear space, the tendon of this muscle behaves in a manner common to most birds — that is, it quadrifurcates, and each branch takes a course close up to the joints on their plantar aspects, […]

    1886, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, page 484

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBranching fourfold; having four branches.

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Origin

quadrifurcate · adjective

First attested in 1849; formed as quadri- (“four”) + furcate (adjective); compare the post-Classical Latin quadrifurcātus (“four-pronged”).

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quadrifurcate · verb

First attested in 1886; formed as quadri- + furcate (verb).

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Cite this entry
APA

quadrifurcate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrifurcate

MLA

“quadrifurcate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrifurcate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadrifurcate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrifurcate.

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