plumicorn

English

Etymology

From Latin pluma (“feather”) + cornu (“horn”).

Noun

plumicorn (plural plumicorns)

  1. (zoology, rare) An ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.
    Synonym: ear tuft

References

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