scimitar-horned
/ˈsɪmɪtəˌhɔːnd/adjective
Of an animal: having curved horns resembling scimitars.
- scimitar-horned oryx noun an oryx with long, slightly curved horns, Oryx dammah, which was formerly widespread in North Africa but is now extinct in the wild..
Origin
Mid 19th century. From scimitar + horned.
- protomorphic
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- proton
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- protonation
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- proton gradiometer
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- proton magnetometer