quadrifurcate/ˌkwɒdɹɪˈfɜːkeɪt/EtymologyFirst attested in 1849; formed as quadri- (“four”) + furcate (adjective); compare the post-Classical Latin quadrifurcātus (“four-pronged”).adjBranching fourfold; having four branches.verbFurcate (fork or divide) into four branches or channels.“Once within the limits of the post-trochlear space, the tendon of this muscle behaves in a manner common to most birds — that is, it quadrifurcates, and each branch takes a course close up to the joints on their plantar aspects, […]”