reciprocornous

reciprocornous
reciproˈcornous, a. rare—0.
[ad. L. reciprocicornis (Laberius), f. reciproc-us reciproque a. + cornu horn.]
‘Having horns that turn backwards and forwards like those of a ram’ (Ash 1775; hence in recent Dicts.).

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  • Reciprocornous — Re*cip ro*cor nous (r[ e]*s[i^]p r[ o]*k[^o]r n[u^]s), a. [L. reciprocus returning, reciprocal + cornu horn.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having horns turning backward and then forward, like those of a ram. [R.] Ash. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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