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ossicone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɒsɪkəʊn/

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noun

Meaning 1

Either of the horn-like protuberances on the heads of giraffes and male okapi. Some extinct species in the family bore antler-like ossicones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Latin os (“bone”) and Middle French cone, from Latin cōnus (“cone, wedge, peak”), from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone, spinning top, pine cone”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: ossicône — horn-like protuberance
  • German: Stirnzapfen — horn-like protuberance
  • German: Knochenzapfen — horn-like protuberance
  • Italian: ossicono — horn-like protuberance
  • Spanish: osicono — horn-like protuberance