bicorn

[ bahy-kawrn ]
/ ˈbaɪ kɔrn /

adjective Also bi·cor·nate [bahy-kawr-nit, -neyt] /baɪˈkɔr nɪt, -neɪt/, bi·cor·nu·ate [bahy-kawr-nyoo-it, -eyt] /baɪˈkɔr nyu ɪt, -ˌeɪt/, bi·cor·nu·ous.

Botany, Zoology. having two horns or hornlike parts.
shaped like a crescent.

noun

bicorne.

Origin of bicorn

1745–55; < Latin bicornis, equivalent to bi- bi-1 + corn(ū) horn + -is adj. suffix

Words nearby bicorn

bicondylar joint, bicone, bicontinental, biconvex, biconvex lens, bicorn, bicornate uterus, bicorne, bicornuate, bicorporal, bicultural

British Dictionary definitions for bicornuate

bicorn

bicornate (baɪˈkɔːnɪt, -ˌneɪt) or bicornuate (baɪˈkɔːnjʊɪt, -ˌeɪt)

/ (ˈbaɪkɔːn) /

adjective

having two horns or hornlike parts

Word Origin for bicorn

C19: from Latin bicornis, from bi- 1 + cornu horn

Medical definitions for bicornuate

bicornuate
[ bī-kôr′nyōō-ĭt, -āt′ ]

adj.

Having two horns or horn-shaped parts.
Shaped like a crescent.

Other words from bicornuate

bi•cor′nu•ous (-əs) adj.