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cavicorn
[ kav-i-kawrn ]
adjective
, Zoology.
- hollow-horned, as the ruminants with true horns, as distinguished from bony antlers.
cavicorn
/ ˈkævɪˌkɔːn /
adjective
- (of sheep, goats, etc) having hollow horns as distinct from the solid antlers of deer
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cavicorn1
< New Latin cavicornis hollow-horned, equivalent to cavi- (combining form of Latin cavus hollow) + cornis ( Latin corn ( ū ) horn + -is adj. suffix)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cavicorn1
C19: from Latin cavus hollow + cornū horn
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