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polycerate

polycerate adjective: having multiple pairs of horns.

Adjective

polycerate (comparative more polycerate, superlative most polycerate)

  1. having multiple pairs of horns.
    • Jacob sheep are polycerate, commonly having four horns.

Forms of polycerate

comparativemore polycerate
superlativemost polycerate

Origin of polycerate

From poly- + Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras).

Questions about polycerate

What does polycerate mean?
Polycerate means having multiple pairs of horns.
What part of speech is polycerate?
Polycerate is an adjective.

Words near polycerate in the dictionary

  1. polycentropodid
  2. polycentropodids
  3. polycephalic
  4. polycephalous
  5. polycephaly
  6. polycerate
  7. polyceratid
  8. polyceratids
  9. polycerid
  10. polycerids
  11. polychaeta

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