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单词 akeratophorous
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akeratophorousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin akeratophora , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin akeratophora (1835 or earlier; < a- a- prefix6 + ancient Greek κέρατ- , κέρας horn (see kerato- comb. form) + scientific Latin -phora : see -phorous comb. form) + -ous suffix. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ăke:rătǫ·fŏrəs) /əˌkɛrəˈtɒfərəs/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
Of a ruminant mammal: not bearing horns.
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hornless1398
unhorned1570
polled1577
mugged1588
notted1591
poll1732
poley1827
mulled1835
akeratophorous1856
butt-headed1873
1856 T. S. Cobbold in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 537/2 In the akeratophorous Ruminantia the reed is relatively smaller.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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