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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bi•corn (bī′kôrn),USA pronunciation adj. Also, bi•cor•nate (bī kôr′nit, -nāt),USA pronunciation bi•cor•nu•ate (bī kôr′nyo̅o̅ it, -āt′),USA pronunciation bi•cor′nu•ous. - Botany, Zoologyhaving two horns or hornlike parts.
- shaped like a crescent.
n. - bicorne.
- Latin bicornis, equivalent. to bi- bi-1 + corn(ū) horn + -is adjective, adjectival suffix
- 1745–55
Bi•corn (bī′kôrn),USA pronunciation n. - Literature, Mythology(in early French and English literature) a mythical animal, usually depicted as a grotesquely fat beast, that existed solely by devouring virtuous husbands. Cf. Chichivache.
- Latin bicornis bicorn
- Middle French
- late Middle English Bycorne 1375–1425
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