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cornupete

cornupete adjective: of an animal: threatening to butt with its horns.

Adjective

cornupete (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of an animal: threatening to butt with its horns.

Origin of cornupete

Compare Spanish cornúpeta.

Questions about cornupete

What does cornupete mean?
Cornupete means of an animal: threatening to butt with its horns.
What part of speech is cornupete?
Cornupete is an adjective.

Words near cornupete in the dictionary

  1. cornucopious
  2. cornucopiæ
  3. cornulin
  4. cornulitid
  5. cornulitids
  6. cornupete
  7. cornus
  8. cornuses
  9. cornusiin
  10. cornute
  11. cornuted

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