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HORN SHEATH [1 record]

Record 1 1980-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
OBS

[horns] in cattle and related forms are usually present in both sexes and are unbranched and permanent with a bony core anchored to the skull and a sheath of horn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
CONT

Les cornes (...) sont le plus souvent mixtes comme chez les Bovidés (se composant d'un étui corné recouvrant un axe osseux).

Spanish

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