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Thursday word: Ossicone

Jan. 19th, 2018 at 8:29 PM
med_cat: (SH education never ends)
As well as male okapi and the extinct relatives of both. Ossicones are not antlers or horns, in that they are not made of bone or horn but rather ossified ("bonelike") cartilage, and they remain covered in skin and fur.


Thanks, flickr:sutefanni!

Coined from Latin roots os, bone (or rather its combining form ossi-) + cōnus, cone (originally, apex of a helmet). Also, though I'm sure you don't need me to point this out, it's a lovely word to say. Ossicones!

---L.

(reposted from [livejournal.com profile] prettygoodword in [livejournal.com profile] 1word1day)
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[identity profile] petrusplancius.livejournal.com
Jan. 21st, 2018 09:59 pm (UTC)
It's a new word to me! I love giraffes, they have beautiful eyes and run in slow motion.
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Jan. 24th, 2018 01:27 am (UTC)
Pleased you found this word interesting! It was new to me as well; I always thought it was just horns giraffes had :)

And yes, giraffes are such beautiful and unusual animals!
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