"Bifid" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... shorter than this it is a silicula. Such terms being established, the form of the very complex leaf or frond of a fern (Hymenophyllum Wilsoni) is exactly conveyed by the following phrase: 'fronds rigid pinnate, pinnae recurved subunilateral, pinnatifid, the segments linear undivided or bifid, spinuloso-serrate.' ...
— A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive • John Stuart Mill
... Bifid: divided into two parts; split; applied in Coleoptera to tarsal claws which are divided so that the claws lie ...
— Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology • John. B. Smith
... sciurid. According to Pocock (1923:243-244), "The baculum [of G. volans] is exceedingly long and slender, slightly sinuous in its proximal third, and inclined slightly upwards distally. The extreme apex is bifid, the lower process being rounded, the upper more pointed. On the left side there is a long crest running from the summit of the upper terminal process and ending abruptly behind the left side about one-third of the distance ...
— Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks • John A. White |
