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n. (Mus.) An obsolete name for the cornet-à-piston. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. nasus nose + cornu horn: cf. F. nasicorne. ] (Zool.) Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the rhinoceros. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Quadri- + L. cornu horn: cf. F. quadricorne. ] (Zool.) Having four horns, or hornlike organs;
a. [ L. reciprocus returning, reciprocal + cornu horn. ] (Zool.) Having horns turning backward and then forward, like those of a ram. [ R. ] Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. tauricornis; taurus a bull + cornu a horn. ] (Zool.) Having horns like those of a bull. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having hollow horns. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Unicorn. ] (Zool.) Having but a single horn; -- said of certain insects. “Unicornous beetles.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]