Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having two horns or horn-shaped parts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
bicornous .
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- adjective medicine Resembling a pair of
horns , as amalformed uterus may.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having two horns or horn-shaped parts
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As for unusual animals, last week I treated a cow that had a bicornuate uterus.
The Angel Experiment Patterson, James, 1947- 2005
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So, too, at the second or third month the uterus of the human embryo is bicornuate, and afterwards passes through stages comparable to the adult and permanent uterus of rodents, ruminants, and carnivores.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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The instances of reversion here discussed are microcephalism, which Darwin wrongly interpreted as atavistic, supernumerary mammae, supernumerary digits, bicornuate uterus, the development of abnormal muscles, and so on.
Evolution in Modern Thought Gustav Schwalbe 1880
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Rational Review 2009
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"opening the mouth," possibly connected with (b) (a bicornuate uterus), according to Griffith ( "Hieroglyphics," p. 60).
The Evolution of the Dragon G. Elliot Smith
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