horned
Americanadjective
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having horns (often used in combination).
a horned beast; blunt-horned.
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having or wearing a horn-shaped protuberance, ornament, or the like.
the horned crags.
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having a crescent-shaped part or form.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- hornedness noun
- unhorned adjective
Etymology
Origin of horned
Example Sentences
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The bird, whose head was peeping out, was a great horned owl, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times
A great horned owl found itself in a seriously sticky situation after becoming stuck in a glue trap in Orange County, rendering it both flightless and food-less.
From Los Angeles Times
The life-sized “Quantum Mechanics: Homme” artwork, composed of lucite, bronze and stainless steel, depicts a winged and horned man and was featured in the award-winning short film “Creation” in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times
In their post, they said they had seized three spider-tailed horned vipers, five Asian leaf turtles and 44 Indonesian pit vipers from the passenger.
From BBC
Renamed Wind Wolves, it is now the largest privately owned nature preserve on the West Coast, where endangered kit foxes and leopard lizards thrive along with elk, blacktail deer, great horned owls and bobcats.
From Los Angeles Times
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