Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The horn of a rhinoceros.
- noun The nasicorn or rhinotheca of a bird.
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Examples
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He swung his nose-horn viciously at the bear-who became a monstrous roc, a bird capable of catching up a rhino in its talons and carrying it away.
Phaze Doubt Anthony, Piers 1990
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He swung his nose-horn viciously at the bear-who became a monstrous roc, a bird capable of catching up a rhino in its talons and carrying it away.
Phaze Doubt Anthony, Piers 1990
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(The priestesses of the Paps say that the long-nose, nose-horn, and plains elk are extinct.
The Lore of Gloranthan Gems and Near-Gems by Martin R. Crim Part II 1992
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