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cavicorn

American  
[kav-i-kawrn] / ˈkæv ɪˌkɔrn /

adjective

Zoology.

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

cavicorn British  
/ ˈkævɪˌkɔːn /

adjective

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

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Etymology

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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