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cavicorn

[kav-i-kawrn] /ˈkæv ɪˌkɔrn/
adjective, Zoology.
1.
hollow-horned, as the ruminants with true horns, as distinguished from bony antlers.
Origin of cavicorn
< 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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cavicorn

/ˈkævɪˌkɔːn/
adjective
1.
(of sheep, goats, etc) having hollow horns as distinct from the solid antlers of deer
Word Origin
C19: from Latin cavus hollow + cornū horn
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