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单词 quadricorn
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quadricornn.adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quadricornis.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin quadricornis four-horned (1685 or earlier) < classical Latin quadri- quadri- comb. form + cornū horn (see corn n.2). Compare earlier quadricornous adj. at quadri- comb. form 1, quadrucorn n. at quadru- comb. form .Compare scientific Latin Quadricornes (C. Dumeril 1806), name of a former family including certain woodlice, classified as wingless insects.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A. n.
An animal with four horns or antennae.
ΚΠ
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1007/1 Quadricorns, a family of Apterous insects, comprehending those which have four antennæ.
B. adj.
Having four horns or antennae.
ΚΠ
1890 Cent. Dict. Quadricorn, having four horns or horn-like parts, as antennæ.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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