…a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, giraffes, etc., and consisting of a core of bone encased in keratinized skin…
…the most southern point of South America, on a Chilean island south of Tierra del Fuego. The region is notorious for its storms and, until the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, constituted the only sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Also called the Horn…
…a valveless horn used originally to signal the arrival or departure of a mounted courier or mail coach…
…a brass instrument with a coiled tube, valves, and a wide bell, developed from the simple hunting horn in the 17th century. It is played with the right hand in the bell to soften the tone and increase the range of available harmonics…
…a mollusk with a long tapering shell, occurring in brackish and marine waters…
…the horn of an ox, cow, or similar animal used to hold gunpowder, with the wide end filled in and a nozzle at the pointed end…
…an alto woodwind instrument of the oboe family, having a bulbous bell and sounding a fifth lower than the oboe…
…a mass of keratinized fibers that comprises the horn of a rhinoceros, reputed in Eastern medicine to have medicinal or aphrodisiac powers…
…a peninsula in northeastern Africa that includes Somalia and parts of Ethiopia. It lies between the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean…
…talk boastfully about oneself or one’s achievements…
…a small fungus of dead wood, which forms black velvety antler-shaped fruiting bodies with white tips, common in both Eurasia and North America…
…a contemptible person, especially one pretending to have money, influence, or ability…
…a brass instrument like a small trumpet, typically without valves or keys and used for military signals…
…a Eurasian poppy with grayish-green lobed leaves, large flowers, and a long curved seed capsule…
…a Eurasian poppy with grayish-green lobed leaves, large flowers, and a long curved seed capsule…
…the most southern point of South America, on a Chilean island south of Tierra del Fuego. The region is notorious for its storms and, until the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, constituted the only sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Also called the Horn…
…a fern with fronds that resemble antlers, occurring in tropical rain forests where it typically grows as an epiphyte…
