horny
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- adjective
- /ˈhɔrni/
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con cuernos
- Wildlife enthusiasts flock to the desert to observe the unique features of the horny toad.
- horny toad
- horny goat
- horny plates
I mean, a city in the Panhandle of Oklahoma that is called Hooker, and their team mascot is the Hooker Horny Toads.
- I mean, a city in the Panhandle of Oklahoma that is called Hooker, and their team mascot is the Hooker Horny Toads.
Examples
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Light brown nodules and flakes covered the floor ankle-deep; the walls were crusted over with horny hemispheres, each the size of a man's fist.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Texas horny lizard, often referred to as a "horny toad," is easily recognized by its distinct horns.
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God gave a horny toad.
Fiction book (1991) -
Hunting the horny back toad
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The salamander lives in two worlds, unlike the horny toad.
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Yup, a young buck, horny as hell, rubbing his antlers.
Fiction book (1999) -
His head was covered with horny-looking plates, and he had an abundance of natural spines and hooks on his legs.
Fiction book (2001) -
In the summer, you can find the horny lizard basking in the sun on warm rocks.
Synonyms
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An animal that has one or more hard pointed growths on the head, like a cow
An animal that has horns on its head, like cows or rams
Shaped like a horn
Compounds
- Specialized
A hard body part made mostly of the same stuff as nails and hair, like a horn or hoof
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Horny comes from the simple root horn, which means the hard, curved growth on animals. So horny can mean 'having horns' or 'having horn-like parts', as in some plants or animals.