Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Bifid

Bi′fid

,
Adj.
[L.
bifidus
;
bis
twice + root of
findere
to cleave or split: cf. F.
bifide
.]
Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bifid

BIF'ID

Definition 2024

bifid

bifid

English

Adjective

bifid ‎(not comparable)

  1. Cleft. Divided into two lobes.

Related terms

Etymology

From Latin bifidus ‎(“cleft”), from bi- ‎(“two”) + -fidus, combining form of findo ‎(“I cleave, split”)

Similar Results