Definition of "forcipate" []

• Shaped like or resembling forceps. (adjective)

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• "Fore-intestine: = foregut, q.v. Forficate: = forcipate, q.v. Forks: Trichoptera; forks of veins in apical part of wing, numbered 1, 2, 3, etc."