"bucranium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bucraniums [plural], bucrania [plural]
Etymology: From Latin būcrānium, from Ancient Greek βουκράνιον (boukránion). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱerh₂-}}, {{der|en|la|būcrānium}} Latin būcrānium, {{der|en|grc|βουκράνιον}} Ancient Greek βουκράνιον (boukránion) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|bucrania}} bucranium (plural bucraniums or bucrania)
  1. The head of an ox.
    Sense id: en-bucranium-en-noun-jYgbz6hK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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