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horncore

horncore noun: the bony central part of an animal's horn.

Noun

horncore (countable and uncountable, plural horncores)

  1. The bony central part of an animal's horn
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Forms of horncore

pluralhorncores

Origin of horncore

From horn + core.

Questions about horncore

What does horncore mean?
Horncore means the bony central part of an animal's horn.
What part of speech is horncore?
Horncore is a noun.
What is the plural of horncore?
The plural of horncore is horncores.

Words near horncore in the dictionary

  1. Hornbys
  2. Horncastle
  3. Hornchurch
  4. Horncliffe
  5. horncoot
  6. horncore
  7. horncores
  8. Horndean
  9. horndog
  10. horndoggery
  11. horndogs

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