单词 | bicorn |
释义 | bicorn[ bahy-kawrn ] / ˈbaɪ kɔrn / adjective Also bi·cor·nate [bahy-kawr-nit, -neyt], /baɪˈkɔr nɪt, -neɪt/, bi·cor·nu·ate [bahy-kawr-nyoo-it, -eyt], /baɪˈkɔr nyu ɪt, -ˌeɪt/, bi·cor·nu·ous.Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts. shaped like a crescent. nounbicorne. Origin of bicorn1745–55; <Latin bicornis, equivalent to bi-bi-1 + corn(ū) horn + -is adj. suffix Words nearby bicornbicondylar joint, bicone, bicontinental, biconvex, biconvex lens, bicorn, bicornate uterus, bicorne, bicornuate, bicorporal, bicultural Definition for bicorn (2 of 2)Bicorn [ bahy-kawrn ] / ˈbaɪ kɔrn / noun(in early French and English literature) a mythical animal, usually depicted as a grotesquely fat beast, that existed solely by devouring virtuous husbands. Compare Chichivache. Origin of Bicorn1375–1425; late Middle English Bycorne<Middle French <Latin bicornisbicorn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bicorn
British Dictionary definitions for bicornbicorn bicornate (baɪˈkɔːnɪt, -ˌneɪt) or bicornuate (baɪˈkɔːnjʊɪt, -ˌeɪt)/ (ˈbaɪkɔːn) / adjectivehaving two horns or hornlike parts Word Origin for bicornC19: from Latin bicornis, from bi- 1 + cornu horn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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