cavicorn

[ kav-i-kawrn ]

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

Origin of cavicorn

1
<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

cavicorn

/ (ˈkævɪˌkɔːn) /


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

Origin of cavicorn

1
C19: from Latin cavus hollow + cornū horn

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