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bifid

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Cleft; divided into two principal or main parts, such as two lobes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: bifurcated, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked
  • bifid tongue

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bifurcated, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

divided into two lobes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a bifid petal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Proto-Indo-European *bheyd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bhinédti Proto-Italic *findō Latin findō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Old Latin -os Latin -us Latin -fidus Latin bifidus English bifid From Latin bifidus (“divided in two”), from bi- (“two”) + -fidus, combining form of findere (“to split”).