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Horns  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Either of the pair of hard processes, including ANTLERS, that consist of a BONE core surrounded by a middle KERATIN layer which is in turn covered by EPIDERMIS. They grow from the upper portion of the head of many RUMINANTS.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JBJQPDWQ-S

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