brevicornis

== Latin == === Etymology === From brevis (“short”) + cornus (“horn”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [brɛ.wɪˈkɔr.nɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [bre.viˈkɔr.nis] === Adjective === brevicornis (neuter brevicorne); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) short-horned ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective.