noun
One of a pair of bony protuberances, covered in skin and hair, on the head of a giraffe or okapi.
Origin of ossicone
Latin os, oss- bone ; see ost- in Indo-European roots. cōnus cone, apex of a helmet ; see cone.ossicone
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Noun
See also: ossicône(plural ossicones)
- The horn-like (antler-like) protuberances on the heads of giraffes, male okapi and their extinct relatives.
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ossicone - Medical Definition
n.
One of a pair of bony protuberances, covered in skin and hair, on the head of a giraffe or okapi.
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