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staghorn

staghorn noun: the antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.

Noun

staghorn (countable and uncountable, plural staghorns)

  1. (uncountable) The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.
  2. (countable) A staghorn coral.
  3. A struvite kidney stone.

Forms of staghorn

pluralstaghorns

Origin of staghorn

From stag + horn.

Words formed from staghorn

Phrases with staghorn

Questions about staghorn

What does staghorn mean?
Staghorn means the antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.
What part of speech is staghorn?
Staghorn is a noun.
What is the plural of staghorn?
The plural of staghorn is staghorns.

Words near staghorn in the dictionary

  1. staggiest
  2. stagging
  3. Staggs
  4. Staggses
  5. staggy
  6. staghorn
  7. staghorn clubmoss
  8. staghorn coral
  9. staghorn corals
  10. staghorn fern
  11. staghorn ferns

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