cavicorn

[ kav-i-kawrn ]

adjective

, Zoology.

1. hollow-horned, as the ruminants with true horns, as distinguished from bony antlers.

cavicorn

/ ˈkævɪˌkɔːn /

adjective

1. (of sheep, goats, etc) having hollow horns as distinct from the solid antlers of deer

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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cavicorn¹

C19: from Latin cavus hollow + cornū horn