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cavicorn
[
kav
-i-kawrn]
/ˈkæv ɪˌkɔrn/
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adjective
,
Zoology.
1.
hollow-horned, as the ruminants with true horns, as distinguished from bony antlers.
Origin of
cavicorn
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<
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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British Dictionary definitions for
cavicorn
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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