bisulcous

English

Etymology

From Latin bisulcus, from bis (“twice”) + sulcus (“furrow”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /baɪˈsʌl.kəs/

Adjective

bisulcous (not comparable)

1. bisulcate
   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     the swine, although multiparous, yet being bisulcous, and only cloven-hoofed, is not excluded in this manner, but farrowed with open eyes as other bisulcous animals

References

• “bisulcous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.