hornless
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- adjective
- /ˈhɔrn.ləs/
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sin cuernos
- Humble cow "hornless cow" will indeed look odd to some people despite the phrase's spread in northern dialects.
- hornless male
Examples
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In horn-dimorphic species, small, hornless males commonly do not engage in prolonged fights with large, horned males and instead engage in various types of non-aggressive sneaking behavior (Figure 3).
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Small, hornless males employ alternative sneaking behaviors to gain access to females when confronted with a physically superior opponent.
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As a consequence, horn development can (and does) begin much earlier than in species with hornless females.
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Smaller males with JH titers below this threshold will remain hornless.
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Farmers can already breed hornless dairy cows to improve milk production.
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The new breed of hornless sheep is gaining popularity among local farmers.
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Researchers are studying the benefits of raising hornless cattle for their safety.
Antonyms
How Horned
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hornless is simply horn + -less, where -less means 'without', as in homeless. So hornless means 'without horns', whether an animal never had them or they were removed.