Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having four horns, as the Quito sheep, or the four-horned antelope, Tetraceros quadricornis, of India.
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Examples
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Among the reptiles the following nine species are considered narrow endemics: Atractapsis coalescens, Chamaeleo eisentrauti, Pfeffer's chameleon (C. pfefferi), four-horned chameleon (C. quadricornis), Cnemaspis gigas, Leptosiaphos chriswildi, L. ianthinoxantha, angel's five-toed skink (L. lepesmei), and Panaspis duruarum.
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Cold-water species of fresh and salt-water origin are the white fish Baltic herring Clupea harengus, salmon Salmo salar, four-horned sculpin and eel pout Zoarces viviparus.
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As we left I scratched the head of a friendly four-horned ovine gentleman, who smelled pleasantly of lanoline.
pron. “GUY-sir” 2008
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The mammal assemblage also includes several threatened species such as the tiger, Asian elephant, gaur, sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata), great Indian civet (Viverra zibetha), and four-horned antelope or chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis).
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Once he came upon an old woman driving a four-horned cow before her with a switch.
Son of a Witch Maguire, Gregory 2005
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“A four-horned cow gives quality milk, useful for certain recipes,” said the woman.
Son of a Witch Maguire, Gregory 2005
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The areas where these antelopes might be used are sub-Saharan Africa for the African species and South Asia for the four-horned antelope.
26 Mouse Deer 1991
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Sunis and four-horned antelope, on the other hand, drink regularly and seldom live far from water sources.
26 Mouse Deer 1991
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The four-horned antelope has a whistling call, which helps keep the family group together.
26 Mouse Deer 1991
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The four-horned antelope of South Asia is a similarly tough, tractable animal that is also the size of a small dog.
26 Mouse Deer 1991
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