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horns (animal components)


Identification code: 300400473



Alternative term/s

  • horn
  • horns

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Scope note:

The non-deciduous excrescences, often curved and pointed, consisting of an epidermal sheath growing about a bony core on the head of certain mammals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and antelopes, or formed from matted hair on the rhinoceros. Horns serve as displays and as weapons of offence or defense.

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