| 释义 |
bu·cra·ni·um
\byüˈkrānēəm\ noun
also bu·crane \(ˈ)byü|krān\
(plural bucra·nia \byüˈkrānēə\ ; also bucranes)
Etymology: Latin, from Greek boukranion ox head, from bous ox, head of cattle + kranion skull — more at cow, cranium
: a sculptured ornament (as on a Roman Ionic or Corinthian frieze) composed of an ox skull adorned with ribbons or garlands |