bifid

From Latin bifidus (“divided in two”), from bi- (“two”) + -fidus, combining form of findere (“to split”).

bifid (not comparable)

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

   Coordinate terms: trifid (3), quadrifid (4), quinquefid (5), sexfid, sexifid (6), octofid (8), novemfid (9), decemfid (10), duodecimfid (12), centifidous (100), multifid, multifidous

   Near-synonyms: bifurcated, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked

   bifid tongue ― split tongue

Borrowed from French bifide, from Latin bifidus.

bifid m or n (feminine singular bifidă, masculine plural bifizi, feminine and neuter plural bifide)

1. bifid