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- noun The horn-like (or antler-like)
protuberances on the heads ofgiraffes , maleokapi and their extinct relatives.
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It appeared as if one of her ossicones – the horn-like knobs on a giraffe’s head – may have acted as a lightning rod in the storm.
The horn-like knobs on a giraffe's head can be a deadly lightning rod #author.fullName} 2020
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