Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having long horns: specifically applied to some breeds of domestic cattle.
- Having long antennæ; longicorn: as, long-horned grasshoppers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having a long horn or horns; ; having long antennæ, as certain beetles (
Longicornia ).
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Examples
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Pitigliano is in Maremma, which is considered a wild and undiscovered region in southern Tuscany complete with cowboys, half-feral horses and long-horned white cattle.
Susan Fogwell: Hidden Italy's Pitigliano Remains off the Tourist Grid Susan Fogwell 2010
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Pitigliano is in Maremma, which is considered a wild and undiscovered region in southern Tuscany complete with cowboys, half-feral horses and long-horned white cattle.
Susan Fogwell: Hidden Italy's Pitigliano Remains off the Tourist Grid Susan Fogwell 2010
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Pitigliano is in Maremma, which is considered a wild and undiscovered region in southern Tuscany complete with cowboys, half-feral horses and long-horned white cattle.
Susan Fogwell: Hidden Italy's Pitigliano Remains off the Tourist Grid Susan Fogwell 2010
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Pitigliano is in Maremma, which is considered a wild and undiscovered region in southern Tuscany complete with cowboys, half-feral horses and long-horned white cattle.
Susan Fogwell: Hidden Italy's Pitigliano Remains off the Tourist Grid Susan Fogwell 2010
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Of the trees that haven't been destroyed, he said 85% are "heavily infested by one or more long-horned beetles" that bore into the wood of adult boswellia and eat them from the inside.
A Shift for the Magi? Frankincense Shortage Leslie Josephs 2011
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Pitigliano is in Maremma, which is considered a wild and undiscovered region in southern Tuscany complete with cowboys, half-feral horses and long-horned white cattle.
Susan Fogwell: Hidden Italy's Pitigliano Remains off the Tourist Grid Susan Fogwell 2010
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Insects like Asian long-horned beetles and coniferous nematodes, says the website for Cherry's Industrial Equipment Corp., of Elk Grove, Ill., which sells plastic pallets.
Loaded Issue: Pallet Makers Sling Mud Over Who's Greenest Jennifer Levitz 2011
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For example, a Massachusetts homeowner who found a strange-looking bug in her backyard and reported it to the appropriate government agency helped prevent the Asian long-horned beetle from spreading through the United States.
Going abroad? Avoid bringing back unintended souvenirs. 2010
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When it arrived, the USDA impounded it, not because the government had suspicion about the contents, but to make sure the wood packing crate had been treated to eliminate traces of pests in the wood, such as the Asian long-horned beetle, ambrosia beetle or the emerald ash borer.
Going abroad? Avoid bringing back unintended souvenirs. 2010
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From the ambiguity of tea to the farmers 'long-horned cattle and fat-tailed sheep originally bred from indigenous stock, these household inventories actually reflect African elements of colonial life, though they are listed in terms that might otherwise be read as strictly European, like crockery and farm animals.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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