bonnacon
Definitions
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- noun A medieval mythical bovine creature with huge curved horns that emits burning dung.
Examples
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My favorite medieval animal ever would have to be the bonnacon.
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I have a postcard of a bonnacon from the Ashmole bestiary.
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Because these horns are useless for defense, the bonnacon has another weapon.
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I have not returned to this subject, so near and dear to my heart, since my discussion of the bonnacon, so it's high time I start some regular bestiary blogging up in here.
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Zora had saved her from the bonnacon, and Irene had allowed herself almost to forget about that; now Zora had saved her again, and this time there would be no forgetting.
Note
The word 'bonnacon' may be related to the Greek word for 'bison'.
