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raghorn

raghorn noun: any male elk (bull) with antlers between one and six points, non-inclusive, on either side. Also called an "intermediate bull" (bulls with two, three, four or five points on either side).

Noun

raghorn (plural raghorns)

  1. (US, informal) Any male elk (bull) with antlers between one and six points, non-inclusive, on either side. Also called an "intermediate bull" (bulls with two, three, four or five points on either side).

raghorn meaning in Tamil

raghorn in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

Forms of raghorn

pluralraghorns

Origin of raghorn

From rag + horn, describing the animals as non-prime trophy specimens, i.e. "rags". Another explanation is that it is descriptive of how the new antlers have a velvety covering that sloughs off each year and can hang like rags.

Questions about raghorn

What does raghorn mean?
Raghorn means any male elk (bull) with antlers between one and six points, non-inclusive, on either side. Also called an "intermediate bull" (bulls with two, three, four or five points on either side).
What is raghorn in Tamil?
Raghorn in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Raghorn meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is raghorn?
Raghorn is a noun.
What is the plural of raghorn?
The plural of raghorn is raghorns.

Words near raghorn in the dictionary

  1. Raghavans
  2. Raghda
  3. raghead
  4. ragheads
  5. Raghib syndrome
  6. raghorn
  7. raghorns
  8. raghouse
  9. raghouses
  10. Raghu
  11. Raghunandan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: raghorn (page history and authors); raghorn (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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