English Explanatory Dictionary

bucranium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The depiction of the head of an ox, as ornamental flourishes in architectural works.

Word forms

bucranium bucraniums bucrania

Etymology

From Latin būcrānium, from Ancient Greek βουκράνιον (boukránion).

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