Definition of Hornid
Horned (?), a. Furnished with a
horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as,
horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn.
The horned moon with one bright star
Within the nether tip. Coleridge.
Horned bee (Zoöl.), a British
wild bee (Osmia bicornis), having two little horns on the
head. -- Horned dace (Zoöl.),
an American cyprinoid fish (Semotilus corporialis) common
in brooks and ponds; the common chub. See Illust. of
Chub. -- Horned frog
(Zoöl.), a very large Brazilian frog (Ceratophrys
cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns arising from the
eyelids. -- Horned grebe (Zoöl.),
a species of grebe (Colymbus auritus), of Arctic Europe
and America, having two dense tufts of feathers on the head. --
Horned horse (Zoöl.), the gnu.
-- Horned lark (Zoöl.), the shore
lark. -- Horned lizard (Zoöl.),
the horned toad. -- Horned owl
(Zoöl.), a large North American owl (Bubo
Virginianus), having a pair of elongated tufts of feathers on the
head. Several distinct varieties are known; as, the Arctic, Western,
dusky, and striped horned owls, differing in color, and
inhabiting different regions; -- called also great horned owl,
horn owl, eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also
applied to the long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under
Eared. -- Horned poppy. (Bot.)
See Horn poppy, under Horn. -- Horned
pout (Zoöl.), an American fresh-water
siluroid fish; the bullpout. -- Horned rattler
(Zoöl.), a species of rattlesnake (Crotalus
cerastes), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from California to
Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns between the eyes; -- called
also sidewinder. -- Horned ray
(Zoöl.), the sea devil. -- Horned
screamer (Zoöl.), the kamichi. --
Horned snake (Zoöl.), the
cerastes. -- Horned toad (Zoöl.),
any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of which nine or ten
species are known. These lizards have several hornlike spines on the
head, and a broad, flat body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit
the dry, sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called
also horned lizard. -- Horned viper.
(Zoöl.) See Cerastes.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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