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Meaning of ossicone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈɒsɪkəʊn/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Español osicono
Français ossicône
Italiano ossicono

Examples

“The Kanapoi Sivatherium has two pairs of ossicones, above the eye and between the ears, and neither is diminutive.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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