bucranium
noun
bu·cra·ni·um
byüˈkrānēəm
variants or less commonly bucrane
(ˈ)byü¦krān
plural bucrania
byüˈkrānēə
also bucranes : a sculptured ornament (as on a Roman Ionic or Corinthian frieze) composed of an ox skull adorned with ribbons or garlands
Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek boukranion ox head, from bous ox, head of cattle + kranion skull
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