Etymology

tauricornous

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Today it means: Having horns like those of a bull. Full definition →

Latin corn(u)
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcorn(u)“horn”
  2. English todaytauricornous

From taur(us) (“bull”) + -i- + Latin corn(u) (“horn”) + -ous.

Words from the same roots

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