forcipate

• Adjetivo obsoleto que significa que tiene forma de pinzas o tenazas, o que sirve para agarrar o sujetar como un fórceps.

An obsolete adjective meaning shaped like a pair of forceps or pincers.

1. Shaped like a forcepsC2formaltechnical

   Having a shape or structure resembling a forceps; deeply forked or divided into two elongated parts.

   en forma de fórceps

   • The insect's antennae are forcipate, aiding in grasping.
   • Certain forcipate leaves are characteristic of this fern species.
   • The surgeon used forcipate forceps to grasp the tissue.
   • The forcipate claws of the crab allow it to capture prey.

   Sinónimosbifidbifurcatecleftdividedforkedfurcateprongedtwo-pronged