bucranium
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Bucranium — is also a spider genus (Thomisidae).Bucranium (plural bucrania) is the Latin word for the skull of an ox. It is also an architectural term used to describe a common form of carved decoration in Classical architecture, used to fill the metopes… … Wikipedia
Bucranium — Bu*cra ni*um, n.; pl. L. {Bucrania}. [L., fr. Gr. ? ox head.] A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bucranium — /byooh kray nee euhm/, n., pl. bucrania / nee euh/. (in classical architecture) an ornament, esp. on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox. Also, bucrane /byooh krayn /. [1850 55; < LL bucranium < Gk boukráni(on) an ox head, equiv. to… … Universalium
Bucranium taurifrons — Bucranium taurifrons … Wikipédia en Français
Bucranium (genus) — Taxobox name = Bucranium taurifrons image caption = image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Arachnida ordo = Araneae subordo = Araneomorphae familia = Thomisidae genus = Bucranium genus authority = O. P Cambridge, 1881 … Wikipedia
bucranium — n. carved ornament of a ox skull decorated with garlands or wreaths (also bucrane) … English contemporary dictionary
bucranium — bu·cra·ni·um … English syllables
bucranium — … Useful english dictionary
Bucrania — Bucranium Bu*cra ni*um, n.; pl. L. {Bucrania}. [L., fr. Gr. ? ox head.] A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bugrane — [ bygran ] n. f. • 1545; lat. bucranium → bucrane ♦ Plante épineuse (légumineuses), à fleurs roses ou jaunes, appelée aussi arrête bœuf. ● bugrane nom féminin (bas latin bucranium) Papilionacée épineuse des champs, aux longues et solides racines… … Encyclopédie Universelle
