: divided into two equal lobes or parts by a median cleft
a bifid leaf
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The 2-year-old had surgery for the condition, called preaxial polydactyly or bifid thumb, at Shriners Children’s Chicago hospital this year.
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Cathy Free, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
Cathy Free, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Bifid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bifid. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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bifid
adjective
bi·fid
ˈbī-ˌfid, -fəd 
: divided into two equal lobes or parts by a median cleft
repair of a bifid digit
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