ossicusp

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noun

The bony horn of an okapi or a giraffe.

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Meanings

nounossicusp (plural ossicusps)

plural ossicusps

  1. biologyThe bony horn of an okapi or a giraffe.

Origin

From ossi- + cusp, coined by British zoologist Ray Lankester.

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APA

ossicusp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossicusp

MLA

“ossicusp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossicusp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ossicusp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossicusp.

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